Jaina

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See also: jaina, Jāina, and jäinä

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Jaina (plural Jainas)

  1. Synonym of Jain (“follower of the Jainism religion”)

Fijian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jaina

  1. China (a country in Asia)

Marshallese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɑːinʲɑ], (enunciated) [tʲɑ inʲɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲæɰjinʲæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jahyinah}

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jaina

  1. China (a country in Asia)

References[edit]

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