"चीन" meaning in Sanskrit

See चीन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|der|unc|och>秦>Qin|id=China}}, {{unc|sa}} Uncertain, {{bor|sa|och|秦}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin), {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc, {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc, {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc Head templates: {{head|sa|proper noun|g=m}} चीन • (cīna) m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: cīna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], चीनः [nominative, singular], चीनौ [dual, nominative], चीना1 [dual, nominative], चीनाः [nominative, plural], चीनासः1 [nominative, plural], चीनम् [accusative, singular], चीनौ [accusative, dual], चीना1 [accusative, dual], चीनान् [accusative, plural], चीनेन [instrumental, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], चीनैः [instrumental, plural], चीनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], चीनाय [dative, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], चीनेभ्यः [dative, plural], चीनात् [ablative, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], चीनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], चीनस्य [genitive, singular], चीनयोः [dual, genitive], चीनानाम् [genitive, plural], चीने [locative, singular], चीनयोः [dual, locative], चीनेषु [locative, plural], चीन [singular, vocative], चीनौ [dual, vocative], चीना1 [dual, vocative], चीनाः [plural, vocative], चीनासः1 [plural, vocative], चीण [alternative]
  1. the Cīna or China (name of a people attested in classical literature, often identified as the Chinese)
    Sense id: en-चीन-sa-name-Aa3QaRCC Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations, Demonyms Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 82 18 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 78 22

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, "Qin"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, "Jin"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, "Chu"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See "Names of China" and "Chinas" at Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|der|unc|och>秦>Qin|id=China}}, {{unc|sa}} Uncertain, {{bor|sa|och|秦}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin), {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc, {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc, {{smallcaps|sm}} sm, {{smallcaps|mc}} mc, {{smallcaps|oc}} oc Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=cīna}} चीन • (cīna) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|cīna}} Forms: cīna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], चीनम् [nominative, singular], चीने [dual, nominative], चीनानि [nominative, plural], चीना1 [nominative, plural], चीनम् [accusative, singular], चीने [accusative, dual], चीनानि [accusative, plural], चीना1 [accusative, plural], चीनेन [instrumental, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], चीनैः [instrumental, plural], चीनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], चीनाय [dative, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], चीनेभ्यः [dative, plural], चीनात् [ablative, singular], चीनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], चीनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], चीनस्य [genitive, singular], चीनयोः [dual, genitive], चीनानाम् [genitive, plural], चीने [locative, singular], चीनयोः [dual, locative], चीनेषु [locative, plural], चीन [singular, vocative], चीने [dual, vocative], चीनानि [plural, vocative], चीना1 [plural, vocative], चीण [alternative]
  1. a bandage for the corners of the eyes
    Sense id: en-चीन-sa-noun-s0QTG6Dm

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-niy",
            "2": "𐨕𐨁𐨣"
          },
          "expansion": "Niya Prakrit: 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-niy",
            "2": "𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣 (ciṃna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Niya Prakrit: 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina), 𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣 (ciṃna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pal",
            "2": "𐭰𐭩𐭭",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Persian: 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Persian: 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-cls",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "Classical Persian: چین (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Persian: چین (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "prs",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "Dari: چین (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dari: چین (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-ira",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čin"
          },
          "expansion": "Iranian Persian: چین (čin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iranian Persian: چین (čin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tg",
            "2": "Чин"
          },
          "expansion": "Tajik: Чин (Čin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tajik: Чин (Čin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "اَلصِّين",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "Θῖνα",
            "3": "Θῖναι",
            "4": "Σῖναι",
            "5": "Τζίνιστα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: Θῖνα (Thîna), Θῖναι (Thînai), Σῖναι (Sînai), Τζίνιστα (Tzínista)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: Θῖνα (Thîna), Θῖναι (Thînai), Σῖναι (Sînai), Τζίνιστα (Tzínista)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Sīna",
            "3": "Sinae",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Sīna, Sinae",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Sīna, Sinae"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Venetan: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Venetan: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 6,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sc",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sardinian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sardinian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "Tsina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: Tsina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: Tsina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "Chin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old French: Chin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old French: Chin"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Chine"
          },
          "expansion": "French: Chine",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: Chine"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltc",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "支那",
            "id": "1,1"
          },
          "expansion": "支那 (MC tsye na)",
          "name": "ltc-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Chinese: 支那 (MC tsye na)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "支那"
          },
          "expansion": "支那 (Zhīnà)",
          "name": "zh-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chinese: 支那 (Zhīnà)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "支那",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "しな, shina"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: 支那 (しな, shina)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: 支那 (しな, shina)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "지나",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 지나 (jina)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 지나 (jina)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Chi Na",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Chi Na",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vietnamese: Chi Na"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Cina"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ചീന",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചീന (cīna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ചീന (cīna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "చీనా",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: చీనా (cīnā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: చీనా (cīnā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಚೀನಾ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಚೀನಾ (cīnā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಚೀನಾ (cīnā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "der",
        "3": "unc",
        "4": "och>秦>Qin",
        "id": "China"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "秦"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese 秦 (*zin)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
      },
      "expansion": "sm",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
      "expansion": "mc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
      },
      "expansion": "oc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
      },
      "expansion": "sm",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
      "expansion": "mc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
      },
      "expansion": "oc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
      },
      "expansion": "sm",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
      "expansion": "mc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
      },
      "expansion": "oc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, \"Qin\"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, \"Jin\"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, \"Chu\"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See \"Names of China\" and \"Chinas\" at Wikipedia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cīna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनः",
      "roman": "cīnaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
      "roman": "cīnau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाः",
      "roman": "cīnāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनासः1",
      "roman": "cīnāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनम्",
      "roman": "cīnam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
      "roman": "cīnau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनान्",
      "roman": "cīnān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेन",
      "roman": "cīnena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनैः",
      "roman": "cīnaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभिः1",
      "roman": "cīnebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाय",
      "roman": "cīnāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनात्",
      "roman": "cīnāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनस्य",
      "roman": "cīnasya",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानाम्",
      "roman": "cīnānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेषु",
      "roman": "cīneṣu",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीन",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाः",
      "roman": "cīnāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनासः1",
      "roman": "cīnāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीण",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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    }
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
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          "name": "Demonyms",
          "orig": "sa:Demonyms",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 10.44",
          "roman": "the Paradas, the Pahlavas, the Cinas, the Kiratas, the Daradas, and the Khasas.",
          "text": "पौण्ड्रकाश्चौड्रद्रविडाः काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः ।\nपारदापह्लवाश्चीनाः किराता दरदाः खशाः ॥\npauṇḍrakāścauḍradraviḍāḥ kāmbojā yavanāḥ śakāḥ.\npāradāpahlavāścīnāḥ kirātā daradāḥ khaśāḥ.\nthe Paundrakas, the Kodas, the Dravidas, the Kambojas, the Yavanas, the Sakas,"
        },
        {
          "english": "His unassailable army radiated (a splendour) like a forest of bayur trees.",
          "ref": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.19.15",
          "text": "तस्य चीनैः किरातैश्च काञ्चनैरिव संवृतम् ।\nबभौ बलमनाधृष्यं कर्णिकारवनं यथा ॥\ntasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiśca kāñcanairiva saṃvṛtam.\nbabhau balamanādhṛṣyaṃ karṇikāravanaṃ yathā.\nThronged with the Cīnas and the Kirātas, all as if (clad in) gold,"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 4.44.14"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 200 CE, Lalitavistara Sūtra"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 600 BCE – 200 BCE, Caraka"
        },
        {
          "text": "550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Cīna or China (name of a people attested in classical literature, often identified as the Chinese)"
      ],
      "id": "en-चीन-sa-name-Aa3QaRCC",
      "links": [
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Chinas",
    "states of ancient China"
  ],
  "word": "चीन"
}

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      "args": {
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        "id": "China"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
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      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
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      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
      },
      "expansion": "sm",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
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      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
      },
      "expansion": "oc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sm"
      },
      "expansion": "sm",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mc"
      },
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      "name": "smallcaps"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc"
      },
      "expansion": "oc",
      "name": "smallcaps"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, \"Qin\"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, \"Jin\"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, \"Chu\"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See \"Names of China\" and \"Chinas\" at Wikipedia.",
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      "form": "cīna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "चीनानि",
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      "form": "चीना1",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "चीनम्",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "चीने",
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        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "चीनानि",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेन",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनैः",
      "roman": "cīnaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभिः1",
      "roman": "cīnebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाय",
      "roman": "cīnāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनात्",
      "roman": "cīnāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनस्य",
      "roman": "cīnasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानाम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
      "roman": "cīne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेषु",
      "roman": "cīneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीन",
      "roman": "cīna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
      "roman": "cīne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानि",
      "roman": "cīnāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीण",
      "roman": "cīṇa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "cīna"
      },
      "expansion": "चीन • (cīna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cīna"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā 1.18.11"
        }
      ],
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        "a bandage for the corners of the eyes"
      ],
      "id": "en-चीन-sa-noun-s0QTG6Dm"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    "Chinas",
    "Zhengzhang Shangfang",
    "states of ancient China",
    "zh:鄭張尚芳"
  ],
  "word": "चीन"
}
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    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit proper nouns",
    "Sanskrit terms borrowed from Old Chinese",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with unknown etymologies",
    "sa:Demonyms"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-niy",
            "2": "𐨕𐨁𐨣"
          },
          "expansion": "Niya Prakrit: 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-niy",
            "2": "𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣 (ciṃna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Niya Prakrit: 𐨕𐨁𐨣 (cina), 𐨕𐨁𐨎𐨣 (ciṃna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pal",
            "2": "𐭰𐭩𐭭",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Persian: 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Persian: 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-cls",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "Classical Persian: چین (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Classical Persian: چین (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "prs",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čīn"
          },
          "expansion": "Dari: چین (čīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dari: چین (čīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-ira",
            "2": "چین",
            "tr": "čin"
          },
          "expansion": "Iranian Persian: چین (čin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iranian Persian: چین (čin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tg",
            "2": "Чин"
          },
          "expansion": "Tajik: Чин (Čin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tajik: Чин (Čin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "اَلصِّين",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "Θῖνα",
            "3": "Θῖναι",
            "4": "Σῖναι",
            "5": "Τζίνιστα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: Θῖνα (Thîna), Θῖναι (Thînai), Σῖναι (Sînai), Τζίνιστα (Tzínista)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: Θῖνα (Thîna), Θῖναι (Thînai), Σῖναι (Sînai), Τζίνιστα (Tzínista)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Sīna",
            "3": "Sinae",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Sīna, Sinae",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Sīna, Sinae"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Venetan: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Venetan: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 6,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sc",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sardinian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sardinian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "China",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: China",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: China"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "Tsina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: Tsina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: Tsina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "Chin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old French: Chin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old French: Chin"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Chine"
          },
          "expansion": "French: Chine",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: Chine"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltc",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "支那",
            "id": "1,1"
          },
          "expansion": "支那 (MC tsye na)",
          "name": "ltc-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Chinese: 支那 (MC tsye na)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Chinese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "支那"
          },
          "expansion": "支那 (Zhīnà)",
          "name": "zh-l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chinese: 支那 (Zhīnà)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "支那",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "しな, shina"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: 支那 (しな, shina)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: 支那 (しな, shina)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "지나",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 지나 (jina)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 지나 (jina)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Chi Na",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Chi Na",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vietnamese: Chi Na"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "Cina",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Cina"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: Cina",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: Cina"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ചീന",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ചീന (cīna)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ചീന (cīna)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "చీనా",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: చీనా (cīnā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: చీనా (cīnā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಚೀನಾ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಚೀನಾ (cīnā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಚೀನಾ (cīnā)"
    }
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        "1": "sa",
        "2": "der",
        "3": "unc",
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      "expansion": "",
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, \"Qin\"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, \"Jin\"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, \"Chu\"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See \"Names of China\" and \"Chinas\" at Wikipedia.",
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    {
      "form": "cīna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
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      "form": "चीनः",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाः",
      "roman": "cīnāḥ",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनासः1",
      "roman": "cīnāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनम्",
      "roman": "cīnam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
      "roman": "cīnau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनान्",
      "roman": "cīnān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेन",
      "roman": "cīnena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनैः",
      "roman": "cīnaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभिः1",
      "roman": "cīnebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाय",
      "roman": "cīnāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनात्",
      "roman": "cīnāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनस्य",
      "roman": "cīnasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानाम्",
      "roman": "cīnānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
      "roman": "cīne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेषु",
      "roman": "cīneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीन",
      "roman": "cīna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनौ",
      "roman": "cīnau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाः",
      "roman": "cīnāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनासः1",
      "roman": "cīnāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीण",
      "roman": "cīṇa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m"
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      "expansion": "चीन • (cīna) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
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  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 10.44",
          "roman": "the Paradas, the Pahlavas, the Cinas, the Kiratas, the Daradas, and the Khasas.",
          "text": "पौण्ड्रकाश्चौड्रद्रविडाः काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः ।\nपारदापह्लवाश्चीनाः किराता दरदाः खशाः ॥\npauṇḍrakāścauḍradraviḍāḥ kāmbojā yavanāḥ śakāḥ.\npāradāpahlavāścīnāḥ kirātā daradāḥ khaśāḥ.\nthe Paundrakas, the Kodas, the Dravidas, the Kambojas, the Yavanas, the Sakas,"
        },
        {
          "english": "His unassailable army radiated (a splendour) like a forest of bayur trees.",
          "ref": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.19.15",
          "text": "तस्य चीनैः किरातैश्च काञ्चनैरिव संवृतम् ।\nबभौ बलमनाधृष्यं कर्णिकारवनं यथा ॥\ntasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiśca kāñcanairiva saṃvṛtam.\nbabhau balamanādhṛṣyaṃ karṇikāravanaṃ yathā.\nThronged with the Cīnas and the Kirātas, all as if (clad in) gold,"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 4.44.14"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 200 CE, Lalitavistara Sūtra"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 600 BCE – 200 BCE, Caraka"
        },
        {
          "text": "550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Cīna or China (name of a people attested in classical literature, often identified as the Chinese)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Chinas",
    "states of ancient China"
  ],
  "word": "चीन"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin) (sm Qín, mc d͡ziɪn, oc *zin, \"Qin\"), the westernmost ancient Chinese state. Other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn) (sm Jìn, mc t͡siɪn, oc *ʔsins, \"Jin\"), another important ancient state; 荊 /荆 (jīng) (sm Jīng, mc kˠiæŋ, oc *keŋ, \"Chu\"), the southernmost ancient Chinese state; or Zina, the endonym of the people of the Yelang kingdom. See \"Names of China\" and \"Chinas\" at Wikipedia.",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "singular"
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        "instrumental"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाय",
      "roman": "cīnāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनात्",
      "roman": "cīnāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "cīnābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेभ्यः",
      "roman": "cīnebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनस्य",
      "roman": "cīnasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानाम्",
      "roman": "cīnānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
      "roman": "cīne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनयोः",
      "roman": "cīnayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनेषु",
      "roman": "cīneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीन",
      "roman": "cīna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीने",
      "roman": "cīne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीनानि",
      "roman": "cīnāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीना1",
      "roman": "cīnā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "चीण",
      "roman": "cīṇa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "cīna"
      },
      "expansion": "चीन • (cīna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cīna"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā 1.18.11"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bandage for the corners of the eyes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕiː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Chinas",
    "Zhengzhang Shangfang",
    "states of ancient China",
    "zh:鄭張尚芳"
  ],
  "word": "चीन"
}

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