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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinic

/ˈsɪnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sinic
IPA
/ˈsɪnɪk/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Chinese.

adj

Influenced by Chinese culture.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Sinicism sinicize

Phrases

Sino-

Frequently Paired Words

Sino- Sinian Sinitic

Homonyms

cynic

Rhymes With

clinic cynic rabbinic nicotinic monoclinic muscarinic finnick polyclinic minnick succinic actinic finnic

Questions

How do you pronounce sinic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪnɪk/.
What does sinic mean?
Chinese.
Where does sinic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce sinic

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