Cina

Short for Eufrocina.

• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina

1. a diminutive of the female given name Eufrocina

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Cina

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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.

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Cina m anim (female equivalent Cinová)

1. a male surname

• “Cina”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

• Tjina (1901–1947, 1947–1972)
• China

From Malay Cina, from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), likely derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Ci‧na

Cina (possibly derogatory)

1. China (a nation or civilization in East Asia)

   Synonym: Tiongkok

2. Chinese (the language or the people of the region)

   Synonym: Tionghoa

Cina (possibly derogatory)

1. Chinese (of or related to China)

   Synonym: Tionghoa

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 most Indonesians and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, sometimes with racist connotation.

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• “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.

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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

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

Cina

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

• IPA^(key):
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina (Jawi spelling چينا)

1. Chinese (people, language, etc.)

   Synonyms: Tionghua, Tionghoa (Riau)

   Dia fasih bercakap bahasa Cina.

   He speaks Chinese fluently.

• Unlike in Indonesia where this term is considered somewhat derogatory, the use of Cina in neighbouring Malayophone countries like Singapore and Malaysia is not considered derogatory and is regularly used to describe Chinese-related things 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.

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

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina

1. China

   Synonym: Tatar

• "Cina" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

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Cina

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Cina ?

1. China (a country in Asia)