cincin

(Îngilîzî)

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
cin‧cìn
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin (an expression of gratitude, salutation or congratulations), a reduplication of Shanghainese 請 /请 (⁵chin, “please”), misinterpreted as onomatopoeic of two glasses clinking. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin.

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