Jaina

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See also: jaina, Jāina, and jäinä

English

Noun

Jaina (plural Jainas)

  1. Synonym of Jain (“follower of the Jainism religion”)

Fijian

Proper noun

Jaina

  1. China (a country in Asia)

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English China, from Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲæɰjinʲæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jahyinah}

Derived terms

Proper noun

Jaina

  1. China (a country in Asia)

References

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