चीनी

Hindi

Etymology

चीन (cīn) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiː.niː/

Noun

चीनी • (cīnī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese person
    हिंदी चीनी भाई भाई ― hindī cīnī bhāī bhāī ― Indians and Chinese are brothers

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of चीनी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चीनी
cīnī		 चीनी
cīnī
oblique चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियों
cīniyõ
vocative चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियो
cīniyo
Declension of चीनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियाँ
cīniyā̃
oblique चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियों
cīniyõ
vocative चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियो
cīniyo

Noun

चीनी • (cīnī) f (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. sugar
  2. porcelain, china

Declension
Declension of चीनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियाँ
cīniyā̃
oblique चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियों
cīniyõ
vocative चीनी
cīnī		 चीनियो
cīniyo

Adjective

चीनी • (cīnī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese
    Synonym: चीनिया (cīniyā)

Proper noun

चीनी • (cīnī) f (Urdu spelling چینی)

  1. Chinese (language)

Declension
Declension of चीनी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct चीनी
cīnī
oblique चीनी
cīnī
vocative चीनी
cīnī

Marathi

Etymology

From चीन (cīn, “China”) +‎ ई (ī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕi.ni/, [t͡ɕi.niː]

Adjective

चीनी • (cīnī)

  1. Chinese

Noun

चीनी • (cīnī) m or f

  1. Chinese person

Proper noun

चीनी • (cīnī) f

  1. Chinese (language)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चीनी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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