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Cina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cina"

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Short for Eufrocina.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Noun

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Cina

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Eufrocina

Corsican

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A bandera di a Cina.

Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin). Compare Italian Cina and Portuguese China.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Proper noun

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Cina f

  1. China (a country in Asia)
    • 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti: Fantasia divertente, →ISBN:
      Luntanu, luntanu à a fruntiera di l'antica URSS (avà Kazakistan) è a Cina, in u sudeste di a regione Semipalatinsk, vicinu à a cità de Ayaguz, traduttu cum'è "Oh toro", ci era un terrenu di teste nucleare cù una atmosfera radioattiva infettata ottenuta da a negligenza di i schientifichi in opera.
      Far, far away on the border of the former USSR (now Kazakhstan) and China, in the southeast of the region Semipalatinsk, next to the city of Ayaguz, translated as "Oh toro", there was a terrain of nuclear testing with an infected radioactive atmosphere obtained due to the negligence of the scientists in operation.

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cina m anim (female equivalent Cinová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Declension of Cina (masculine animate in -a)
singular plural
nominative Cina Cinové
genitive Ciny Cinů
dative Cinovi Cinům
accusative Cinu Ciny
vocative Cino Cinové
locative Cinovi Cinech
instrumental Cinou Ciny

Further reading

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  • “Cina”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay Cina, from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), likely derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

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Proper noun

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Cina (possibly derogatory)

  1. China (a nation or civilization in East Asia)
    Synonym: Tiongkok
  2. Chinese (the language or the people of the region)
    Synonym: Tionghoa

Adjective

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Cina (possibly derogatory)

  1. Chinese (of or related to China)
    Synonym: Tionghoa

Usage notes

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This word is dropped from Indonesian official government use as the presidential decision was passed and replaced by Tiongkok (“China”) and Tionghoa (“Chinese”) due to its racist overtones and historical consideration.[1] This guide is followed by most Indonesians and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, sometimes with racist connotation.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Keputusan Presiden Nomor 12 Tahun 2014 Tentang Pencabutan Surat Edaran Presidium Kabinet Ampera Nomor SE-06/PRES.KAB/6/1967 Tanggal 28 Juni 1967 (Presidential Decision No. 12/2014 on Revocation of Ampera Cabinet Presidium Circular No. SE-06/PRES.KAB/6/1967 dated 28 June 1967).

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Persian چینی (“Chinese, porcelain”) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), q.v., from چین (Čin, “China”) + ـی, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), possibly from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Cì‧na
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Cina f

  1. China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Malay

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Etymology

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From a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), probably derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”). Attested in 1701 in Thomas Bowery's English-Malay and Malay-English bilingual dictionary.[1]

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Proper noun

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Cina (Jawi spelling چينا)

  1. Chinese (people, language, etc.)
    Synonym: Tionghoa (Riau)
    Dia fasih bercakap bahasa Cina.
    He speaks Chinese fluently.

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  • Unlike in Indonesia where this term is considered somewhat derogatory, the use of Cina in neighbouring Malayophone countries like Singapore and Malaysia is not considered derogatory and is regularly used to describe Chinese-related things as in Tahun Baru Cina (“Chinese New Year”).
  • Although pronounced the same, the country name, China, is spelled differently with an H. This is a carryover from the old Za'aba Spelling system.

Affixations

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Compounds

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See also

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: Cina

References

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  1. ^ Bowrey, T. (1701) A Dictionary, English and Malayo, Malayo and English: To which is Added Some Short Grammar Rules \& Directions for the Better Observation of the Propriety and Elegancy of this Language : and Also Several Miscellanies, Dialogues, and Letters, in English and Malayo for the Learners Better Understanding the Expressions of the Malayo Tongue : Together with a Table of Time, Computing the Years and Moons of the Hegira to the Years and Months of the English Stile ...‎[1], Sam. Bridge, →LCCN, page 50: “China, Nēgree chēna.”

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Proper noun

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Cina

  1. China
    Synonym: Tatar

Further reading

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  • "Cina" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sardinian

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Proper noun

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Cina ?

  1. China (a country in Asia)
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