Cina

Short for Eufrocina.

• Hyphenation: ci‧na

Cina

1. a nickname for Eufrocina

Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), from Old Chinese 秦 (dzin). Compare Italian Cina and Portuguese China.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina f

1. China (a country in Asia)
   • 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti: Fantasia divertente, →ISBN:

     Luntanu, luntanu à a fruntiera di l'antica URSS (avà Kazakistan) è a Cina, in u sudeste di a regione Semipalatinsk, vicinu à a cità de Ayaguz, traduttu cum'è "Oh toro", ci era un terrenu di teste nucleare cù una atmosfera radioattiva infettata ottenuta da a negligenza di i schientifichi in opera.

     Far, far away on the border of the former USSR (now Kazakhstan) and China, in the southeast of the region Semipalatinsk, next to the city of Ayaguz, translated as "Oh toro", there was a terrain of nuclear testing with an infected radioactive atmosphere obtained due to the negligence of the scientists in operation.

Through Malay Cina, from a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*dzin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”). Compare Latin Sinae, Ancient Greek Θῖνα (Thîna), Arabic اَلصِّين‎ (aṣ-ṣīn), Chinese 支那, Chinese 震旦, Japanese 支那 (shina) and English China.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃi.na]
• Hyphenation: Ci‧na

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) China: a nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.

   Hyponyms: Republik Rakyat Cina, Republik Cina

2. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese:
   1. any of several Sinitic languages or dialects spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan.
   2. the logographic writing system shared by this language family.
   3. the people of China; all people who self-identity as Han Chinese.

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Chink, Chinaman (Chinese person)

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese: of China, its languages or people

This word is dropped from Indonesian official government use as the presidential decision was passed and replaced by Tiongkok (“China”) and Tionghoa (“Chinese”) due to its racist overtones and historical consideration.[1] This guide is followed by and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, especially if racist overtones intended.

• China
• Tjina (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

• (China): Tiongkok
• (Chinese): Tionghoa
• (Chinese person (pejorative)): singkek

• bahasa Cina
• pecinan

• “Cina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from Japanese 支那 (Shina), from Middle Chinese 支那 (tsye na), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*dzin).

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: Cì‧na

Cina f

1. China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

• cinese

• Nicà, acni, cani, inca

From a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*dzin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃina/
• Rhymes: -ina, -na, -a

Cina (Jawi spelling چينا‎)

1. Chinese

   Orang Cina ― Chinese people

   Synonym: Tionghoa (Riau, etc.)

• Indonesian: Cina

• “Cina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Cina ?

1. China (a country in Asia)