Hindi

Proper noun

चीन • ‎(cīn) m ‎(Urdu spelling چین)

1. China

Nepali

Proper noun

चीन • ‎(cīn), pronounced चिन् (cin)

1. China

Sanskrit

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 ‎(*Dzin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia.

Alternative forms

• चीण​ ‎(cīṇa)

Noun

चीन • ‎(cīna) m

1. the Chinese (Mn.. X, 44, MBh. II f., vf. R. IV, 44, 14, Lalit., Jain., Car., VarBṛS.)
2. a kind of deer (L.)
3. proso millet, Panicum miliaceum (also spelled चिन्न​ ‎(cinna)) (L.)
4. thread (L.)

Declension

Derived terms

Usually held to be the source of:

• Arabic: اَلصِّين ‎(aṣ-ṣīn)
• English: China
• Greek: Θιν ‎(Thin); Θῖναι ‎(Thînai)
• Latin: Sinae

Noun

चीन • ‎(cīna) n

1. banner (L.)
2. a bandage for the corners of the eyes (Suśr. i, 18, 11)
3. lead (L.)

Declension

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0399