ຈີນ

See also: ຈັນ and ຈື່ນ

Lao

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit चीन (cīna) or Pali cīna, ultimately from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːn˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ຈີນ
• Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

ຈີນ • (chīn)

1. China (a country in Asia)

   ຊາວຈີນ ― sāo chīn ― Chinese (person)

   ພາສາຈີນ ― phā sā chīn ― Chinese (the Chinese language)