Chine
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chine"
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʃin/
Audio: (file) Audio (France (Paris)): (file) Audio (France): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Chine f (plural Chines)
- China (a country in Asia)
- Hyponyms: Céleste Empire, Empire des Fleurs, Empire du Milieu, Terre des Fleurs
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- ⇒ Mauritian Creole: Lasinn
See also
[edit]- Afghanistan
- Arabie saoudite
- Arménie
- Azerbaïdjan
- Bahreïn
- Bangladesh
- Bhoutan
- Birmanie
- Brunei
- Cambodge
- Chine
- Chypre
- Corée du Nord
- Corée du Sud
- Émirats arabes unis
- Géorgie
- Inde
- Indonésie
- Irak
- Iran
- Israël
- Japon
- Jordanie
- Kazakhstan
- Kirghizistan
- Koweït
- Laos
- Liban
- Malaisie
- Maldives
- Mongolie
- Népal
- Oman
- Ouzbékistan
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russie
- Singapour
- Sri Lanka
- Syrie
- Tadjikistan
- Thaïlande
- Timor oriental
- Turkménistan
- Turquie
- Vietnam
- Yémen
Anagrams
[edit]Walloon
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Chine f
Categories:
- French terms derived from Persian
- French terms derived from Middle Persian
- French terms derived from Sanskrit
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
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- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French countable nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:China
- fr:Countries in Asia
- French exonyms
- Walloon terms with IPA pronunciation
- Walloon lemmas
- Walloon proper nouns
- Walloon feminine nouns
- wa:China
- wa:Countries in Asia
