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chien

chien

See also: chiên, chiến, and chiền

French

Noun

chien m ‎(plural chiens, feminine chienne)

  1. dog
  2. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

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Japanese

Romanization

chien

  1. rōmaji reading of ちえん

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem.

Noun

chien m (plural chiens)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃiẽn/
  • Rhymes: -ẽn

Noun

chien m ‎(oblique plural chiens, nominative singular chiens, nominative plural chien)

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle French chien, from Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn-i-, derived from *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃjɛ̃], [ʃjæ̃]

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