Etymology

chinas

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Today it means: A people mentioned in ancient Indian literature from the first millennium BC and first millennium AD, such as the Mahabharata, Laws of Manu, and Puranic literature. Full definition →

Sanskrit चीनः
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromचीनः
  2. English todayChinas

From Sanskrit चीनः (cīnaḥ).

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