Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Ķīna (China) +‎ -ietis.

Noun edit

ķīnietis m (2nd declension, feminine form: ķīniete)

  1. a Chinese man, a man from China or of Chinese descent
    ķīnietis, kas kļuvis par vidzemniekua Chinese man who became a native of Vidzeme (in Latvia)
  2. (genitive plural): Chinese, pertaining to China and its people
    ķīniešu valodathe Chinese language
    ķīniešu filozofijaChinese philosophy
    ķīniešu arhitektūra, mākslaChinese architecture, art

Declension edit

Related terms edit