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Sino-
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Appendix:Variations of "sino"
English
Alternative forms
en sino-
Etymology
From en la-med Sina China and en la-lat Sīnae the Chinese; China + en -o-, from en grc Σῖναι, of uncertain etymology but likely from en sa ^चीन China, possibly via en ar ^صِين China; the Chinese and usually held to ultimately derive from en och ^秦 Qin. See "Names of China" on Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsaɪnəʊ/ /ˈsɪnəʊ/ UK
en /ˈsaɪnoʊ/ /ˈsaɪnɒ/ /ˈsɪnɒ/ US
Prefix
en China,Chinese.
en In the 1970s, Sino-Soviet rivalry also spread to Africa and the Middle East.
en He's a Sino-Kadazan: half Han, half Kadazan.
Coordinate terms
Appendix:English nationality prefixes
Derived terms
en
Translations
Of or relating to China, the Chinese, or Chinese culture (prefix form)
Armenian: hy չին-
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 中 中- Zhōng-, language ethnicity cmn 漢 漢- Hàn-, cmn 華 華- Huá
Finnish: fi kiinalainen kiinalais-
French: fr sino-
German: de sino-, de Chinesisch Chinesisch-
Greek: el σινο-
Hindi: hi चीनी-
Irish: ga Sín-
Italian: it sino-
Japanese: ja 中 中- ちゅう, Chū-, ja 漢 漢- かん, Kan-, ja 華 華- か, Ka-
Korean: ko ^중(中)-
Polish: pl sino-
Portuguese: pt sino-
Russian: ru кита́йско-, ru си́но-
Spanish: es chino-, es sino-
Swedish: sv sino-, sv Kina Kina-
Urdu: ur چین m cīn, ur صِین m ṣīn (rare)
Vietnamese: vi Trung (vi 中), vi Tàu, vi Hán (vi 漢), vi Hoa (vi 華)
See also
en Sinim
Anagrams
en inos -osin Ison sion ison onis ions Sion NOIs Ions OSNI -sion Soni
en collateral adjectives
en China