Cebuano

Etymology

Short for Eufrocina.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ci?na

Noun

Cina

1. a nickname for Eufrocina

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cina

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Etymology

Through Malay Cina, from a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit (c?na), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese ? (*dzin, "State of Qin, Qin dynasty"). Compare Latin Sinae, Ancient Greek ? (Thîna), Arabic ‎ (a?-n), Chinese , Chinese , Japanese (shina) and English China.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ['ti.na]
• Hyphenation: Ci?na

Proper noun

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) China (the country)
2. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese (language)
3. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Chink, Chinaman (Chinese person)

Usage notes

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.^[1] This guide is followed by and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, especially if racist overtones intended.

Alternative forms

• Tjina

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• bahasa Cina

References

Further reading

• "Cina" in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Cina

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (Shina), from Middle Chinese (tsye na), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit (c?na), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese ? (*dzin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'t?ina/

Proper noun

Cina f

1. China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

Derived terms

• cinese

Anagrams

• acni
• cani
• inca

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

Cina

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Alternative forms

• China

Etymology

From English China, from Persian ‎ (?in, "Chinese; porcelain"), probably from Sanskrit (c?na, "a people of south-eastern Tibet").

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tin?/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tina/
• Rhymes: -in?, -n?, -?

Proper noun

Cina

1. China (the country)
2. Chinese (language)