Chine
French
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Chine f
- China (a country in Asia)
- Hyponyms: Céleste Empire, Empire des Fleurs, Empire du Milieu, Terre des Fleurs
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; 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, Iran, Irak, 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, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
Anagrams
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French feminine nouns
- fr:China
- fr:Countries in Asia
- fr:Countries
- fr:Exonyms
- Walloon terms with IPA pronunciation
- Walloon lemmas
- Walloon proper nouns
- Walloon feminine nouns
- wa:China
- wa:Countries in Asia
- wa:Countries