Jeina

Marshallese

Synonyms

Etymology

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

  • MED phonemes: {jẹyinah}
  • IPA(key): /tʲɘjɨnʲaɰ/, [tʲeinʲæ͡ɑɑ̯]

Proper noun

Jeina

  1. China

References

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