chín

See also: chin, Chin, chỉn, and -chin

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥]
• Homophone: chính (southern Vietnam)

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Etymology 1

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : chín     Ordinal : thứ chín

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *dciinʔ; cognates include Muong chỉn, Bahnar tơsĭn, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu ɕən⁵³.

Numeral

chín (㐱, 𠃩, 𢒂, 𫡦)

1. nine

See also

Derived terms

• kẻ chín người mười

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ (“cooked; ripe”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciinʔ (“cooked”); cognates include Muong chỉn, Khmer ឆ្អិន (chʼən), Mon စိန်, Bahnar sĭn, Pacoh chein, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu tɕin⁵³.

Adjective

chín • (㐱, 𠃩, 𤇪, 𤒙, 𤇢)

1. (of food) well done

   Antonym: sống

2. (of fruit or crops) ripe

   Antonyms: xanh, non

See also

• tái (“rare”)

Derived terms

• chín chắn (từ láy)
• chín muồi
• chín nẫu
• chín nục