Cina

Short for Eufrocina.

• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina

1. a diminutive of the female given name Eufrocina

Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin). Compare Italian Cina and Portuguese China.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina f

1. China (a country in Asia)
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     Luntanu, luntanu à a fruntiera di l'antica URSS (avà Kazakistan) è a Cina, in u sudeste di a regione Semipalatinsk, vicinu à a cità de Ayaguz, traduttu cum'è "Oh toro", ci era un terrenu di teste nucleare cù una atmosfera radioattiva infettata ottenuta da a negligenza di i schientifichi in opera.

     Far, far away on the border of the former USSR (now Kazakhstan) and China, in the southeast of the region Semipalatinsk, next to the city of Ayaguz, translated as "Oh toro", there was a terrain of nuclear testing with an infected radioactive atmosphere obtained due to the negligence of the scientists in operation.

Through Malay Cina, from a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”). Compare Latin Sinae, Ancient Greek Θῖνα (Thîna), Arabic اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn), Chinese 支那 (Zhīnà), Chinese 震旦 (Zhèndàn), Japanese 支那 (shina) and English China.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃi.na]
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) China: a nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

   Hyponyms: Republik Rakyat Cina, Republik Cina

2. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese:
   1. any of several Sinitic languages or dialects spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan.
   2. the logographic writing system shared by this language family.

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Chink, Chinaman (Chinese person)

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese: of China, its languages or people, particularly the Han Chinese.

This word is dropped from Indonesian official government use as the presidential decision was passed and replaced by Tiongkok (“China”) and Tionghoa (“Chinese”) due to its racist overtones and historical consideration.[1] This guide is followed by and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, especially if racist overtones intended.

• China
• Tjina (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

• (China): Tiongkok
• (Chinese): Tionghoa
• (Chinese person (pejorative)): singkek

• bahasa Cina
• pecinan

• “Cina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Persian چینی (“Chinese, porcelain”) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), q.v., from چین (Čin, “China”) + ـی, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), possibly from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Cì‧na

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Cina f

1. China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

• Nicà, acni, cani, inca

From a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.na]
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.nə]
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina (Jawi spelling چينا)

1. Chinese (people, language, etc.)

   Synonym: Tionghoa (Riau)

   Dia fasih bercakap Cina.

   He speaks Chinese fluently.

• Unlike in Indonesian, the use of Cina is not considered derogatory and is regularly used to describe Chinese-related things and people of Chinese descent as in Tahun Baru Cina (“Chinese New Year”).
• Although pronounced the same, the country name, China, is spelled differently with an H. This is a carryover from the old Za'aba Spelling system.

• Indonesian: Cina

• “Cina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Cina ?

1. China (a country in Asia)