Sinitic

English

Etymology

From Latin Sīna (“China”) +‎ -itic, as in Semitic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪˈnɪtɪk/, /sɪˈnɪtɪk/

Adjective

Sinitic (comparative more Sinitic, superlative most Sinitic)

1. Of or pertaining to Chinese languages
2. Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples

Synonyms

• (Of or related to Chinese languages): Sino-Tibetan, Sinensian

Related terms

• Sinae
• Sinaean
• Sinaic
• Sinensian
• Sinese
• Sinesian
• Sinetic

 

Translations

relating to the group of Chinese languages

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: չին-տիբեթական (čʻin-tibetʻakan)
• Burmese: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漢藏語的／汉藏语的 (Hàn Zàng yǔ de) (Sino-Tibetan), 漢語的／汉语的 (zh) (Hànyǔ de) (related to Chinese language)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Sinitisch
• Finnish: sinotiibetiläinen (fi)
• French: sinitique (fr), chinois (fr)
• German: sinitisch, chinesisch (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: シナ・チベットの (Shina-Chibetto-no), シナ語派 (ja) (shina goha)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: sinítico
• Russian: сино-тибе́тский (sino-tibétskij), кита́йский (ru) (kitájskij)
• Spanish: sinítico
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Hán (vi), Hán - Tạng

See also

• Chinese
• Sinic