Hindi

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Etymology

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चीन (cīn) +‎ -ई ().

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Noun

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चीनी (cīnīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese person
    हिंदी चीनी भाई भाईhindī cīnī bhāī bhāīIndians and Chinese are brothers

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Noun

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चीनी (cīnīf (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. sugar
  2. porcelain, china

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Adjective

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चीनी (cīnī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese
    Synonym: चीनिया (cīniyā)

Proper noun

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चीनी (cīnīf (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese (language)

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Marathi

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Etymology

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From चीन (cīn, China) +‎ (ī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕi.ni/, [t͡ɕi.niː]

Adjective

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चीनी (cīnī)

  1. Chinese

Noun

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चीनी (cīnīm or f

  1. Chinese person

Proper noun

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चीनी (cīnīf

  1. Chinese (language)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चीनी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies