cincin

See also: cin cin

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃin/
• Hyphenation: cin‧cin

Noun

cincin

1. ring (jewellery)

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪn.t͡ʃɪn]
• Hyphenation: cin‧cin

Noun

cincin (first-person possessive cincinku, second-person possessive cincinmu, third-person possessive cincinnya)

1. ring

Further reading

• “cincin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Italian

Alternative forms

• cin cin

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin (an expression of gratitude, salutation or congratulations), a reduplication of Shanghainese 請／请 (⁵chin, “please”), misinterpreted as onomatopoeic of two glasses clinking. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/

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• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: cin‧cìn

Interjection

cincin

1. cheers! (when toasting)

   Synonyms: alla salute!, prosit!, salute!

Noun

cincin m (invariable)

1. toast

   Synonym: brindisi

Malay

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”),Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Noun

cincin (Jawi spelling چينچين, plural cincin-cincin, informal 1st possessive cincinku, 2nd possessive cincinmu, 3rd possessive cincinnya)

1. ring (jewelry)

Further reading

• “cincin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Nupe

Etymology

From reduplication of cin (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ̄.t͡ʃĩ̄/

Noun

cincin

1. love

   Synonyms: bòóyé, ebó

   Cincin gan ewó. ― Love surpasses money.