jin
English
Etymology 1
Noun
jin (plural jins)
- Alternative spelling of jinn.
- 1928, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 21, in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, page 281:
- Each grasped a musket in one hand and searched for his hijab with the other, for each carried several of these amulets, and that in demand this night was the one written against the jin, for certainly none but a jin could have done this thing.
Etymology 2
Noun
jin (plural jins or jin)
- A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately to suggest age and hardship.
Anagrams
Abenaki
Etymology
Noun
jin
References
- Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjin/, [ˈjin]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification(key): jin
- Hyphenation(key): jin
Noun
jin
- yin (essential female principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies)
Declension
| Inflection of jin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | jin | jinit | |
| genitive | jinin | jinien | |
| partitive | jiniä | jinejä | |
| illative | jiniin | jineihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jin | jinit | |
| accusative | nom. | jin | jinit |
| gen. | jinin | ||
| genitive | jinin | jinien | |
| partitive | jiniä | jinejä | |
| inessive | jinissä | jineissä | |
| elative | jinistä | jineistä | |
| illative | jiniin | jineihin | |
| adessive | jinillä | jineillä | |
| ablative | jiniltä | jineiltä | |
| allative | jinille | jineille | |
| essive | jininä | jineinä | |
| translative | jiniksi | jineiksi | |
| abessive | jinittä | jineittä | |
| instructive | — | jinein | |
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒin/ [ˈd͡ʒin]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: jin
Etymology 1
From Malay jin, from Classical Malay jin, from Arabic جِنّ (jinn, “genie”).
Noun
jin (plural jin-jin)
- genie: a jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Dutch jeans, from English jeans, a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (“Genoa; Genovese”) + fustian (“strong cotton fabric”).
Noun
jin (plural jin-jin)
- jeans: a pair of trousers made from denim cotton
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
From Dutch gin, geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”), from Old French genevre (French genièvre), from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).
Noun
jin (plural jin-jin)
- gin: a colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails
- jenever
- Synonym: jenewer
Derived terms
- jin pahit
Etymology 4
From Malay jin, from Classical Malay jin, from Persian زین (zin, “saddle”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zyn' /zēn/, “saddle”).
Noun
jin (plural jin-jin)
- (obsolete) saddle: a seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
- Synonym: pelana
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “jin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
Noun
jin m (genitive singular jin)
- gin (alcoholic beverage)
Declension
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Japanese
Romanization
jin
Mandarin
Romanization
jin
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ǰánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɪn/
Noun
jin f
- woman (adult female human being)
- Jin, Jiyan, Azadî ― Woman, Life, Freedom
- wife
Nupe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒī̃/
Verb
jin
- to do; to practice
- to make
- Mi è jin yangíci. ― I'm making food.
- Mi jin yèbo! ― I give thanks!
- to be
- Yìzhè jin èmì à. ― The world is not home.
Derived terms
- jin asike (“to shine”)
- jin boli (“to urinate”)
- jin bàna (“to be destructive”)
- jin bòshí (“to cheat”)
- jin bùcá (“to do private work”)
- jin bùkáta (“to be busy”)
- jin cigbè (“to make medicine”)
- jin cinlèé (“to make an attempt”)
- jin cèto (“to do a kindness”)
- jin cíngùn (“to have a cold”)
- jin dànlíli (“to influence”)
- jin dzànà (“to give a parting gift”)
- jin fushi (“to be angry”)
- jin fàrìgàba (“to be nervous; to be restless”)
- jin fári (“to boast; to brag”)
- jin fòro (“to train; to correct; to punish”)
- jin gáfára (“to forgive”)
- jin gánmi (“to assist”)
- jin gánàwa (“to meet; to counsel”)
- jin gbòdùwà (“to be awkward”)
- jin hankànli (“to beware; to mind; to take care”)
- jin jìkànnà (“to divine in sand”)
- jin káfá
- jin yangíci (“to prepare food”)
- jin yèbo (“to give thanks”)
- jin àdúwa (“to pray”)
- jin àǹfàni (“to profit; to benefit”)
- jin áyíla (“to mensturate”)
- jinfo (“to last long; to be ancient”)
- jingùn (“to do evil”)
- jinjin (“doing; making”)
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- 𐴅𐴞𐴕 (jin) — Hanifi Rohingya script
Noun
jin (Hanifi spelling 𐴅𐴞𐴕)
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒĩ̀/
Verb
jìn
- to be far