Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinicism

/ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sini-cism
IPA: /ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chinese culture or custom

noun

A Chinese word or phrase that has entered another language

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sinic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Sinicism From Sinic + -ism.

Inflected Forms

Sinicisms (plural)

Phrases

wasei kango Japanese Sinicisms

Frequently Paired Words

wasei kango Japanese Sinicisms

Homonyms

cynicism

Questions

How do you pronounce sinicism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/.
What does sinicism mean?: Chinese culture or custom
Where does sinicism come from?: Etymology tree English Sinic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Sinicism From Sinic + -ism.

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