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

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

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

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adverb

chini

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

   Nilianguka chini

   I fell down

Antonyms

• juu