ĉino

See also: cino, ciño, ciñó, cino-, and -cino

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian چین‎ (čin), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), likely from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin, “Qin”). Compare English China, New Latin Chīnae, Polish Chiny, Italian Cina, French Chine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃino]
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  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: ĉi‧no

Noun

ĉino (accusative singular ĉinon, plural ĉinoj, accusative plural ĉinojn)

  1. a Chinese person
    Hypernym: aziano (“an Asian”)
  2. a citizen of China
    Hypernym: aziano (“an Asian”)
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