Etymology

From English China, from Persian چینی ‎(čīnī, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین ‎(čīn, “China”) and the suffix ـی ‎(-ī), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 ‎(čīn, “China”), probably from Sanskrit चीन ‎(cīna).

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {jahyinah}
• IPA phonemes: /tʲaɰjɨnʲaɰ/
• IPA articulation: [tʲæ͡ɑɑ̯i̯inʲæ͡ɑɑ̯]