chini

See also: chiní and chīnì

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Chin.

Adjective

chini

  1. Chin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Chin's ..."

Derived terms

  • Betta chini

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French chenille.

Noun

chini

  1. caterpillar

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Bengali চিনি (cini).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕini/

Noun

chini (Bengali script চিনি)

  1. sugar

References

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

From Hindi चीनी (cīnī).

Noun

chini

  1. sugar

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চিনি (cini).

Noun

chini

  1. sugar

Italian

Adjective

chini m pl

  1. masculine plural of chino

Verb

chini

  1. inflection of chinare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Liangmai Naga

Etymology

Perhaps Borrowed from Naga Pidgin chini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃini/

Noun

chini (uncountable)

  1. sugar

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चीनी (cīnī) or Bengali চিনি (cini).

Noun

chini

  1. sugar
    Synonym: cheni

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adverb

chini

  1. below (in a lower place)
  2. down (from a high to a low position, downwards)
    Nilianguka chini
    I fell down

Antonyms

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