See also: джин and джинн

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

Noun

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џин (džinm (plural џинови, relational adjective џиновски)

  1. giant
    Synonyms: гигант (gigant), колос (kolos), великан (velikan), балабан (balaban)
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
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References

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  • џин” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • Belčev, Tole (2016) “џин”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language]‎[1] (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 208

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

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џин (džinm

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جن (cin) (Turkish cin), from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

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џи̏н m (Latin spelling džȉn)

  1. giant, ogre, troll
  2. jinn, jinni, genie
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English gin, from Dutch genever (juniper), from Old French genevre, from Latin iūniperus (juniper).

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џи̏н m (Latin spelling džȉn)

  1. gin (alcoholic drink)
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