Indonesian

Proper noun

Cina

1. (now possibly derogatory) China (the country)
2. (now possibly derogatory) Chinese (language)

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) China

Usage notes

In Indonesia, this term is still commonly used, but (as of March 12, 2014) it is no longer used by the Indonesian government and most Indonesian-language media due to its racist overtones.

Etymology 2

Borrowing 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)

Noun

Cina

1. (pejorative, ethnic slur) Chink, Chinaman (Chinese person)

Synonyms

• (Chinese person (pejorative)): singkek

Derived terms

• bahasa Cina

See also

• Tionghoa
• Tiongkok

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃina/

Proper noun

Cina f

1. China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

Derived terms

• cinese

Anagrams

• acni
• cani
• inca

Malay

Etymology

From English China, from Persian چین ‎(čīn, “Chinese; porcelain”), probably from Sanskrit चीन ‎(cīna, “a people of south-eastern Tibet”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃina/
• Rhymes: -inə, -nə, -ə

Proper noun

Cina

1. China (the country)
2. Chinese (language)

Alternative forms

• China

Fijian

Noun

cina

1. torch

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cēnāre, present active infinitive of cēnō.

Verb

a cina ‎(third-person singular present cinează, past participle cinat) 1st conj.

1. to dine, sup, have dinner

   La ce oră cinăm în această seară?‎

   At what time are we dining this evening?

Conjugation

Related terms

• cină

Volapük

Noun

cina

1. genitive singular of cin