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sinitic

/saɪˈnɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
sinitic
IPA
/saɪˈnɪtɪk/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Chinese languages

adj

Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Sinitic (comparative) most Sinitic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Siniticize

Phrases

Proto-Sinitic

Frequently Paired Words

Sinae Sinaean Sinaic Sinensian Sinese Sinesian Sinetic Chinese

Synonyms

Sino-Tibetan Sinensian sinitic language

Questions

How do you pronounce sinitic?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈnɪtɪk/.
What does sinitic mean?
Of or pertaining to Chinese languages
Where does sinitic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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