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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), possibly from Old Chinese (*zin).

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːn/, [t͡ʃĩːn]

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    चीन (cīnm (Urdu spelling چین)

    1. China (a country in Asia)

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    Declension of चीन (sg-only masc cons-stem)
    singular
    direct चीन
    cīn
    oblique चीन
    cīn
    vocative चीन
    cīn

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    • ? Portuguese: China
      • English: China
      • Hunsrik: China

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    countries in Asia: एशिया के देश (eśiyā ke deś) (appendix)edit

    Marathi

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

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    • IPA(key): /t͡ɕin/, [t͡ɕiːn]

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    चीन (cīnn

    1. China (a country in Asia)

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    countries in Asia: आशियातील देश (āśiyātīl deś) (appendix)edit

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    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चीन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

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    चीन (cīna)

    1. China

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    Declension of चीन
    Singular
    nominative चीन [t͡sin]
    accusative चीनलाई [t͡sinläi]
    instrumental/ergative चीनले [t͡sinle]
    dative चीनलाई [t͡sinläi]
    ablative चीनबाट [t͡sinnoʈʌ]
    genitive चीनको [t͡sinko]
    locative चीनमा [t͡sinmä]
    Notes:
    • -को (-ko) becomes:
      • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
      • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna)

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    चीन (cīna? (Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐷𑐣)

    1. China

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    Etymology

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      Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state.[1][2][3] Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from  / (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, "Jin"), another important ancient state;[4]  / (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state;[5] or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom.[5] See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia.

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      चीन (cīnam

      1. the Cīna or China (name of a people attested in classical literature, often identified as the Chinese)
        • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 10.44:
          पौण्ड्रकाश्चौड्रद्रविडाः काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः ।
          पारदापह्लवाश्चीनाः किराता दरदाः खशाः ॥
          pauṇḍrakāścauḍradraviḍāḥ kāmbojā yavanāḥ śakāḥ.
          pāradāpahlavāścīnāḥ kirātā daradāḥ khaśāḥ.
          the Paundrakas, the Kodas, the Dravidas, the Kambojas, the Yavanas, the Sakas,
          the Paradas, the Pahlavas, the Cinas, the Kiratas, the Daradas, and the Khasas.
        • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.19.15:
          तस्य चीनैः किरातैश्च काञ्चनैरिव संवृतम् ।
          बभौ बलमनाधृष्यं कर्णिकारवनं यथा ॥
          tasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiśca kāñcanairiva saṃvṛtam.
          babhau balamanādhṛṣyaṃ karṇikāravanaṃ yathā.
          Thronged with the Cīnas and the Kirātas, all as if (clad in) gold,
          His unassailable army radiated (a splendour) like a forest of bayur trees.
        • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 4.44.14
        • c. 600 BCE – 200 BCE, Caraka
        • 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā

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      Masculine a-stem declension of चीन
      singular dual plural
      nominative चीनः (cīnaḥ) चीनौ (cīnau)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      चीनाः (cīnāḥ)
      चीनासः¹ (cīnāsaḥ¹)
      accusative चीनम् (cīnam) चीनौ (cīnau)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      चीनान् (cīnān)
      instrumental चीनेन (cīnena) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनैः (cīnaiḥ)
      चीनेभिः¹ (cīnebhiḥ¹)
      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)
      vocative चीन (cīna) चीनौ (cīnau)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      चीनाः (cīnāḥ)
      चीनासः¹ (cīnāsaḥ¹)
      • ¹Vedic

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      चीन (cīna) stemn

      1. a bandage for the corners of the eyes

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      Neuter a-stem declension of चीन
      singular dual plural
      nominative चीनम् (cīnam) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      accusative चीनम् (cīnam) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      instrumental चीनेन (cīnena) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनैः (cīnaiḥ)
      चीनेभिः¹ (cīnebhiḥ¹)
      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)
      vocative चीन (cīna) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
      चीना¹ (cīnā¹)
      • ¹Vedic

      References

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      1. ^ Dr M. R. Singh (1972) Geographical Data in Early Puranas, page 172
      2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “cīna-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 191
      3. ^ Yule, Henry (2005) Cathay and the Way Thither[2], →ISBN, pages 2–3
      4. ^ Zhengzhang, Shangfang (鄭張尚芳) (2006) “古译名勘原辨讹五例 [A correction of the erroneous etymologic analyses on five ancient translated names]”, in 中国语文 (in Chinese), volume 315, →ISSN, pages 541–549
      5. 5.0 5.1 Wade Geoff (2009-05) “The Polity of Yelang and the Origin of the Name 'China'”, in Sino-Platonic Papers[3], number 188