чин

Noun

чин • (čin)

1. sickle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃin]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Etymology 2

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Anagrams

• инч (inč)

Noun

чин (čin)

1. sickle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃin]

Noun

чин • (čin) m (plural чинови)

1. act, deed
2. rank

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чинъ (činŭ), from Proto-Slavic *činъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -in

Noun

чин • (čin) m inan or m anim (genitive чи́на, nominative plural чины́, genitive plural чино́в)

1. rank
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Chizhik-Pyzhik”:

     Ехал Чижик в лодочке
     в генеральском чине.
     Не выпить ли нам водочки
     по этой причине?

     Jexal Čižik v lodočke
     v generalʹskom čine.
     Ne vypitʹ li nam vodočki
     po etoj pričine?

     The Little Siskin rode in a little boat
     in the rank of general.
     Aren’t we going to drink some vodka
     because of it?

2. official
3. a religious rite

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃîːn/

Noun

чи̑н m (Latin spelling čȋn)

1. action, act, deed
2. (theater) act
3. (military) rank

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪn]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чин”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “чин”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)