چینی

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

چینی (çînî) (not comparable)

  1. Arabic spelling of çînî (“Chinese”)

Proper noun

چینی (çînî) f

  1. Arabic spelling of çînî (“the Chinese language”)

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “Ç’înî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 143

Ottoman Turkish

چینی

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چینی‎ (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”).

Noun

چینی • (çini)

  1. porcelain, a hard, white, translucent ceramic traditionally made in China
    Synonym: فغفور‎ (fağfur)
  2. encaustic tile, a glazed and fired tile, having patterns of different coloured clays
  3. faience, a type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic traditionally made in Faenza
  4. porcelain blue, a peculiarly delicate, light blue color

Derived terms

  • چینی بند‎ (çini bend, “maker of encaustic tiles”)
  • چینی خانه‎ (çini hane, “repository for porcelains”)
  • چینیلو‎ (çinili, “decorated with faience”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çini

Adjective

چینی • (çini)

  1. Chinese, of, from, or related to China

Further reading

Persian

Dari چینی
Iranian Persian
Tajik чинӣ (činī)

Etymology

چین‎ (čin, “China”) +‎ ـی‎ (-i)

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈni/

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Adjective

چینی • (čini)

  1. Chinese
    ‏زبان چینی‎‎ ― zabân-e čini ― the Chinese language

Noun

چینی • (čini) (plural چینی‌ها‎ (čini-hâ))

  1. Chinese (person)
  2. Chinese (language)
  3. porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics

Descendants

Further reading

Punjabi

Etymology

چِین‎ (cīn, “China”) +‎ ـِی‎ (-ī)

Adjective

چِینِی • (cīnī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੀਨੀ)

  1. Chinese

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੀਨੀ)

  1. Chinese (language)
  2. sugar

Urdu

Etymology

چین‎ (cīn, “China”) +‎ ـی‎ (-ī)

Pronunciation

Adjective

چِینِی • (cīnī) (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnī) m or f (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese (person)

Declension

Masculine:

Declension of چینی
singular plural
direct چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینی‎ (cīnī)
oblique چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینیوں‎ (cīniyō̃)
vocative چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینیو‎ (cīniyō)

Feminine:

Declension of چینی
singular plural
direct چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینیاں‎ (cīniyā̃)
oblique چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینیوں‎ (cīniyō̃)
vocative چِینی‎ (cīnī) چِینیو‎ (cīniyō)

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnī) f (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese (language)

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnī) f (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. sugar

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu چینی‎ (čīnī).

Noun

چینی (čīnī)

  1. sugar
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