"China" meaning in Malay

See China in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃina/, [t͡ʃinə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: چينا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -na, -a Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (ṣīn, “Chinese; porcelain”), probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). The spelling is a carryover from the Za'aba Spelling used before 1972, to distinguish it from Cina (“Chinese people”). Etymology templates: {{uder|ms|pal|||Chinese; porcelain|tr=ṣīn}} Middle Persian [script needed] (ṣīn, “Chinese; porcelain”), {{uder|ms|sa|चीन||}} Sanskrit चीन (cīna), {{m|ms|Cina||Chinese people}} Cina (“Chinese people”) Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=چينا}} China (Jawi spelling چينا)
  1. China (a country in eastern Asia) Wikipedia link: Za'aba Spelling, ms:China Categories (place): China, Countries, Countries in Asia Synonyms: Tiongkok

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