cincin
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃin/
- Hyphenation: cin‧cin
Further reading
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “ring”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Indonesian
Etymology
From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɪn.t͡ʃɪn]
- Hyphenation: cin‧cin
Noun
cincin (first-person possessive cincinku, second-person possessive cincinmu, third-person possessive cincinnya)
Further reading
- “cincin” 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.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “ring”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin (an expression of gratitude, salutation or congratulations), a reduplication of Shanghainese 請/请 (5chin, “please”), misinterpreted as onomatopoeic of two glasses clinking. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: cin‧cìn
Malay
Etymology
From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.
Noun
cincin (Jawi spelling چينچين, plural cincin-cincin, informal 1st possessive cincinku, 2nd possessive cincinmu, 3rd possessive cincinnya)
- ring (jewelry)
Further reading
- “cincin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “ring”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary