As a Hindi name
चीनक · noun · masculine
चेना नामक अन्न · कँगनी नामक अन्न · चीनी कपूर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pl. the Chinese
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "cīnaka" is derived from "cīna" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
cīna m. pl. the Chinese, Mn. x, 44; MBh. ii f., v f.; R. iv, 44, 14; Lalit.; Jain.; Car.; VarBṛS. (also cīṇa)
cīna m. sg. a kind of deer, L.
cīnaka m. pl. the Chinese, MBh. viii, 236
sg. Panicum miliaceum, Hcat. i, 3
Dictionary citations
cīnaka m. pl. the Chinese, MBh. viii, 236
sg. Panicum miliaceum, Hcat. i, 3
(cīṇaka), KātyŚr. Paddh.
fennel, L.
a kind of camphor, Bhpr.
cīna m. pl. the Chinese, Mn. x, 44; MBh. ii f., v f.; R. iv, 44, 14; Lalit.; Jain.; Car.; VarBṛS. (also cīṇa)
cīna m. sg. a kind of deer, L.
Alternative readings
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