txin-txin

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic. The "cheers" sense is probably a semantic loan from Spanish chinchín.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃin t͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃĩnʲ t͡ʃĩn]
  • Hyphenation: txin-txin

Ideophone[edit]

txin-txin

  1. clink

Interjection[edit]

txin-txin

  1. cheers (toast when drinking alcohol)

Further reading[edit]

  • "txin-txin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “txin-txin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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