Sinae

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (Classical-Latin, declension-1) the Chinese, specifically:
  2. (New-Latin, declension-1) the Chinese, specifically:
  3. (Classical-Latin, declension-1) the land of the Chinese, specifically:
  4. (New-Latin, declension-1) the land of the Chinese, specifically:

Conceptes

Sinònims

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
[ˈsiː.nae̯]
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai) of uncertain etymology, but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia. Doublet of Sina.

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