Jaina

See also: jaina, Jāina, and jäinä

English

Noun

Jaina (plural Jainas)

1. Synonym of Jain (“follower of the Jainism religion”).

Fijian

Proper noun

Jaina

1. China (a country in Asia)

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• Jāina
• Jeina

Etymology

Borrowed from English China, from Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), probably from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [tʲɑːinʲɑ], (enunciated) [tʲɑ inʲɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲæɰjinʲæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {jahyinah}

Proper noun

Jaina

1. China (a country in Asia)

Derived terms

• ri-Jaina

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary