Kachin

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noun

Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.

Similar
KachinicKachin languageKachinic language
OriginBurmese ကချင် →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounKachin pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAny of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.
proper noun
  1. A state of Myanmar.
  2. The Jingpho language.

    Some of the Yaw Yin people understand Kachin, but as would be natural, are more acquainted with Chinese, and will probably in time be reached through this language.

    1896, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Annual Report (volume 82, page 92)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India

Similar
KachinicKachin languageKachinic language
Broader
Tibeto-BurmanTibeto-Burman language
Also see
jingpho

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Burmeseကချင်
  2. EnglishKachin

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

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Translations

Arabic كاشين
  • كاشينany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
Basque Katxin
  • Katxina state of Myanmar
Catalan Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Chinese Mandarin 克欽族 /克钦族, 克欽邦 /克钦邦
  • 克欽族 /克钦族 (kèqīn zú)any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • 克欽邦 /克钦邦 (kèqīn bāng)a state of Myanmar
Dutch Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Esperanto Kaĉino
  • Kaĉinoa state of Myanmar
Finnish kachinit, Kachin
  • kachinitany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
French Kachin, Kachin
  • Kachinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
German Kachin, Katschin
  • Kachinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Katschinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Kachin-Staata state of Myanmar
Hungarian kacsin, Kacsin
  • kacsinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Kacsina state of Myanmar
Japanese カチン族, カチン州
  • カチン族 (kachinzoku)any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • カチン州 (Kachin shū)a state of Myanmar
Korean 카친족
  • 카친족 (kachinjok)any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
Lithuanian kačinai
  • kačinaiany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
Norwegian Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Polish Kaczin
  • Kaczina state of Myanmar
Portuguese kachin, cachin
  • kachinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • cachinany of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Cachima state of Myanmar
Romanian Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Russian Качин
  • Качин (Kačin)a state of Myanmar
Spanish Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Swedish Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar
Turkish Kaçin
  • Kaçina state of Myanmar
Ukrainian Качин
  • Качин (Kačyn)a state of Myanmar
Vietnamese Kachin
  • Kachina state of Myanmar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chikanKanich
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APA

Kachin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kachin

MLA

“Kachin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kachin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kachin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kachin.

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