כינע

Yiddish

Etymology

From German China (“China”), 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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχɪnə/

Proper noun

כינע • (khine) f

1. China (a country in East Asia)

Related terms

• כינעזיש (khinezish, “Chinese”)
• כינעזער (khinezer, “Chinese person”)