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Etymology edit

From Persian چینی (čini, Chinese; porcelain), compound of چین (čin, China) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (cyn /⁠čīn⁠/, China), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Proper noun edit

Chaenne f

  1. (Guernsey) China