"Sinic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪnɪk/
Rhymes: -ɪnɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai)bor. Latin Sīna Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Medieval Latin Sinicusder. English Sinic From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:der|la-med:Sinicus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai)bor. Latin Sīna Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Medieval Latin Sinicusder. English Sinic [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "China", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Σῖναι", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Sīna", "gloss" : "China", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "gloss" : "-ic", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "Sinicus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Sinic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Sinic">, {{der|en|la-med|Sinicus}} Medieval Latin Sinicus, {{der|en|la-lat|Sinae||the Southern Chinese; Southern China}} Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), {{der|en|grc|Σῖναι}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), {{af|en|Sino-|-ic}} Sino- + -ic, {{ety|en|:der|la-med:Sinicus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai)bor. Latin Sīna Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Medieval Latin Sinicusder. English Sinic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Sinic (not comparable)
  1. Chinese. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sinic-en-adj-gO4OtWzY
  2. Influenced by Chinese culture. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Sinic-en-adj-XzuJdSJV Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Sino-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Sino-: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sinicism, sinicize, Sinicize Related terms: Sino-, Sinian, Sinitic Translations (Translations): sinique (French)
Categories (other): China Disambiguation of China: 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪnɪk/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪnɪk"
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