चीन

See also: चूना, चना, चीनी, चिनी, and चैन

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HindiEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit चीन ‎(cīna).

Proper nounEdit

चीन • ‎(cīn) m ‎(Urdu spelling چین)

1. China

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NepaliEdit

Proper nounEdit

चीन • ‎(cīn), pronounced चिन् (cin)

1. China

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SanskritEdit

EtymologyEdit

Of uncertain etymology, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 ‎(*Dzin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia.

Alternative formsEdit

• चीण​ ‎(cīṇa)

NounEdit

चीन • ‎(cīna) m

1. the Chinese (Mn.. X, 44, MBh. II f., vf. R. IV, 44, 14, Lalit., Jain., Car., VarBṛS.)
2. a kind of deer (L.)
3. proso millet, Panicum miliaceum (also spelled चिन्न​ ‎(cinna)) (L.)
4. thread (L.)

DeclensionEdit

Masculine a-stem declension of चीन
Nom. sg.	चीनः ‎(cīnaḥ)
Gen. sg.	चीनस्य ‎(cīnasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चीनः ‎(cīnaḥ)	चीनौ ‎(cīnau)	चीनाः ‎(cīnāḥ)
Vocative	चीन ‎(cīna)	चीनौ ‎(cīnau)	चीनाः ‎(cīnāḥ)
Accusative	चीनम् ‎(cīnam)	चीनौ ‎(cīnau)	चीनान् ‎(cīnān)
Instrumental	चीनेन ‎(cīnena)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनैः ‎(cīnaiḥ)
Dative	चीनाय ‎(cīnāya)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनेभ्यः ‎(cīnebhyaḥ)
Ablative	चीनात् ‎(cīnāt)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनेभ्यः ‎(cīnebhyaḥ)
Genitive	चीनस्य ‎(cīnasya)	चीनयोः ‎(cīnayoḥ)	चीनानाम् ‎(cīnānām)
Locative	चीने ‎(cīne)	चीनयोः ‎(cīnayoḥ)	चीनेषु ‎(cīneṣu)

Derived termsEdit

Usually held to be the source of:

• Arabic: اَلصِّين ‎(aṣ-ṣīn)
• English: China
• Greek: Θιν ‎(Thin); Θῖναι ‎(Thînai)
• Latin: Sinae

NounEdit

चीन • ‎(cīna) n

1. banner (L.)
2. a bandage for the corners of the eyes (Suśr. i, 18, 11)
3. lead (L.)

DeclensionEdit

Neuter a-stem declension of चीन
Nom. sg.	चीनम् ‎(cīnam)
Gen. sg.	चीनस्य ‎(cīnasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चीनम् ‎(cīnam)	चीने ‎(cīne)	चीनानि ‎(cīnāni)
Vocative	चीन ‎(cīna)	चीने ‎(cīne)	चीनानि ‎(cīnāni)
Accusative	चीनम् ‎(cīnam)	चीने ‎(cīne)	चीनानि ‎(cīnāni)
Instrumental	चीनेन ‎(cīnena)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनैः ‎(cīnaiḥ)
Dative	चीना ‎(cīnā)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनेभ्यः ‎(cīnebhyaḥ)
Ablative	चीनात् ‎(cīnāt)	चीनाभ्याम् ‎(cīnābhyām)	चीनेभ्यः ‎(cīnebhyaḥ)
Genitive	चीनस्य ‎(cīnasya)	चीनयोः ‎(cīnayoḥ)	चीनानाम् ‎(cīnānām)
Locative	चीने ‎(cīne)	चीनयोः ‎(cīnayoḥ)	चीनेषु ‎(cīneṣu)

ReferencesEdit

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0399