"kirin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kirins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin), from Middle Chinese. Doublet of qilin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|麒%麟|き%りん}} 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{doublet|en|qilin}} Doublet of qilin Head templates: {{en-noun}} kirin (plural kirins)
  1. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: qilin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-kirin-en-noun-t1zHCvPK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header: 26 6 18 13 13 22 1 1

Inflected forms

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