چین

See also: حين‎, خين‎, جئن‎, جین‎, and خین‎

Central Kurdish

Proper noun
Northern Kurdish Çîn

چین (çîn)

  1. China (a country in Asia)

Persian

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /t͡ʃin/

Etymology 1

Lexicalization of the stem چیدن‎ (čidan, “to gather up, to fold, to be put closer together”).

Noun

چین • (čin) (plural چین‌ها‎ (čin-hâ))

  1. wrinkle
  2. crease
  3. fold

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭‎ (čīn, “China”), likely from Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣‎ (cina), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), likely from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin).

Proper noun
Dari چین
Iranian Persian
Tajik Чин (Čin), Хитой (Xitoy)

چین • (čin)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
    ‏جمهوری چین‎‎ ― jomhuri-ye čin ― the Republic of China
    ‏جمهوری خلق چین‎‎ ― jomhuri-ye xalq-e čin ― the People's Republic of China
  2. (obsolete) East Turkestan

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti). Doublet of شانتی‎ (śānti).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛːn/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛːn/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

چَین • (cain) m (Hindi spelling चैन)

  1. comfort, tranquility, at rest, quiet, peace
    Synonyms: امن‎ (amn), سکون‎ (sukūn), آرام‎ (ārām)
Declension
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (chain) چین‎ (chain)
oblique چین‎ (chain) چینوں‎ (chainō̃)
vocative چین‎ (chain) چینو‎ (chainō)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English chain.

Pronunciation 1

Noun

چین • (transliteration needed) f (Hindi spelling चेन)

  1. a golden chain (a piece of jewellery)
  2. (literally) chain
  1. Synonym: زنجیر‎ (zanjīr)
Declension
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (chen) چینیں‎ (chenẽ)
oblique چین‎ (chen) چینوں‎ (chenõ)
vocative چین‎ (chen) چینو‎ (cheno)

Pronunciation 2

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). Possibly influenced by Persian چین‎ (čin).

Proper noun

چِین • (cīn) m (Hindi spelling चीन)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
  2. Sino-
    ‏پاک چین سرحد‎ ― pāk cīn sarḥad ― Sino-Pak border
  3. CHN, China (ISO)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Persian چین‎ (čin).

Noun

چِین • (cīn) m (Hindi spelling चीन)

  1. frown, pucker, wrinkle
Declension
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (cīn) چین‎ (cīn)
oblique چین‎ (cīn) چینوں‎ (cīnō̃)
vocative چین‎ (cīn) چینو‎ (cīnō)

References
  • “چین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چین”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Adverb

چین (čīn)

  1. now, right now
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