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Webster 1913 Edition

Chin

Chin

(chĭn)
,
Noun.
[AS.
cin
, akin to OS.
kin
, G
kinn
, Icel.
kinn
, cheek, Dan. & Sw.
kind
, L.
gena
, Gr. [GREEK]; cf. Skr.
hanu
. √232.]
1.
The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
2.
(Zool.)
The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chin

CHIN

,
Noun.
The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

Definition 2024

chín

chín

See also: chin, Chin, chỉn, and -chin

Vietnamese

Numeral

chín (㐱, 𠃩, 𢒂)

  1. (cardinal) nine

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ ‎(“cooked; ripe”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciinʔ ‎(“cooked”)

Adjective

chín ‎(㐱, 𤒙, 𤇪, 𤇢, 𢒂)

  1. (of food) cooked
  2. (of fruit or crops) ripe

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *dciin(ʔ)

Pronunciation

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