Dongxiang edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mongolic *sini, further related with Khitan 𘬥𘭛 (*ś ên). Possibly from Middle Chinese (siɪn).

Cognates include Mongolian шинэ (šine), Buryat шэнэ (šene), Kalmyk шин (şin).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

shini

  1. new

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

shini

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しに

Tangkhul Naga edit

Numeral edit

shini

  1. seven