ចិន

See also: ចៀន and ចាន

Khmer

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit चीन (cīna) or Pali cīna, ultimately from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin).

Pronunciation
    Orthographic and Phonemic ចិន
    cin
    WT romanisation cən
    (standard) IPA(key) /cən/

    Proper noun

    ចិន • (cən)

    1. Chinese person
    2. China (a country in Asia)
      ភាសាចិន  ―  phiəsaa cən  ―  Chinese (language)
      ប្រទេសចិន  ―  prɑteih cən  ―  China (country)

    Adjective

    ចិន • (cən) (abstract noun ភាពចិន)

    1. Chinese
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