# Cina
## Cebuano
### Etymology

Short for Eufrocina.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Ci‧na

### Noun

Cina
* a diminutive of the female given name Eufrocina

## Corsican
### Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin). Compare Italian Cina and Portuguese China.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/
* Hyphenation: Ci‧na

### Proper noun

Cina f
* China (a country in Asia)
** 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti: Fantasia divertente, →ISBN:Luntanu, luntanu à a fruntiera di l'antica URSS (avà Kazakistan) è a Cina, in u sudeste di a regione Semipalatinsk, vicinu à a cità de Ayaguz, traduttu cum'è "Oh toro", ci era un terrenu di teste nucleare cù una atmosfera radioattiva infettata ottenuta da a negligenza di i schientifichi in opera.Far, far away on the border of the former USSR (now Kazakhstan) and China, in the southeast of the region Semipalatinsk, next to the city of Ayaguz, translated as "Oh toro", there was a terrain of nuclear testing with an infected radioactive atmosphere obtained due to the negligence of the scientists in operation.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡sɪna]

### Proper noun

Cina m anim (female equivalent Cinová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Cina”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* Tjina (1901–1947, 1947–1972)
* China

### Etymology

From Malay Cina, from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), likely derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃina/ [ˈt͡ʃi.na]
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Ci‧na

### Proper noun

Cina (possibly derogatory)
* China (a nation or civilization in East Asia)
    Synonym: Tiongkok
* Chinese (the language or the people of the region)
    Synonym: Tionghoa

### Adjective

Cina (possibly derogatory)
* Chinese (of or related to China)
    Synonym: Tionghoa

### Usage notes

This word is dropped from Indonesian official government use as the presidential decision was passed and replaced by Tiongkok (“China”) and Tionghoa (“Chinese”) due to its racist overtones and historical consideration. This guide is followed by most Indonesians and most Indonesian-language mass media. However, this word is still commonly used, sometimes with racist connotation.

### Derived terms

* pecinan

### References

* ↑ Keputusan Presiden Nomor 12 Tahun 2014 Tentang Pencabutan Surat Edaran Presidium Kabinet Ampera Nomor SE-06/PRES.KAB/6/1967 Tanggal 28 Juni 1967 (Presidential Decision No. 12/2014 on Revocation of Ampera Cabinet Presidium Circular No. SE-06/PRES.KAB/6/1967 dated 28 June 1967).

### Further reading

* “Cina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Persian چینی (“Chinese, porcelain”) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), q.v., from چین (Čin, “China”) + ـی, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), possibly from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.na/
* Rhymes: -ina
* Hyphenation: Cì‧na
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Cina f
* China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese

#### Derived terms

* cinese
* cino-

### Anagrams

* Nicà, acni, cani, inca

## Malay
### Etymology

From a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), probably derived from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”). Attested in 1701 in Thomas Bowery's English-Malay and Malay-English bilingual dictionary.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃina/
** (Johor-Riau) IPA: [t͡ʃi.nə]
** (Baku) IPA: [t͡ʃi.na]
* Rhymes: -na, -a
* Hyphenation: Ci‧na

### Proper noun

Cina (Jawi spelling چينا)
* Chinese (people, language, etc.)
    Synonym: Tionghoa (Riau)
    Dia fasih bercakap bahasa Cina.He speaks Chinese fluently.

#### Usage notes

* Unlike in Indonesia where this term is considered somewhat derogatory, the use of Cina in neighbouring Malayophone countries like Singapore and Malaysia is not considered derogatory and is regularly used to describe Chinese-related things as in Tahun Baru Cina (“Chinese New Year”).
* Although pronounced the same, the country name, China, is spelled differently with an H. This is a carryover from the old Za'aba Spelling system.

#### Affixations

* kecinaan (“Chinese-related”)

#### Compounds

* bahasa Cina (“Chinese language”)
* baju Cina
* cina apek
* Cina bukit
* cina buta
* Cina kelentong
* Cina kolong
* Cina peranakan
* tamadun Cina (“Chinese civilization”)
* timun cina
* wayang Cina

#### See also

* China (country)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: Cina

### References

* ↑ Bowrey, T. (1701) A Dictionary, English and Malayo, Malayo and English: To which is Added Some Short Grammar Rules \& Directions for the Better Observation of the Propriety and Elegancy of this Language : and Also Several Miscellanies, Dialogues, and Letters, in English and Malayo for the Learners Better Understanding the Expressions of the Malayo Tongue : Together with a Table of Time, Computing the Years and Moons of the Hegira to the Years and Months of the English Stile ...‎, Sam. Bridge, →LCCN, page 50: “China, Nēgree chēna.”

### Further reading

* “Cina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “State of Qin, Qin dynasty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃi.na/
* Rhymes: -ina
* Hyphenation: Ci‧na

### Proper noun

Cina
* China
    Synonym: Tatar

### Further reading

* "Cina" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Sardinian
### Proper noun

Cina ?
* China (a country in Asia)