different between nin vs jin

English

Etymology

Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

nin (plural nins)

1. (dialect, Liverpudlian) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

Synonyms

• nan, nana, nanna

Anagrams

• INN, NNI, inn

Abinomn

Noun

nin

1. food

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• nine, nüün

Etymology

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nin/

Numeral

nin

1. (Alsatian) nine

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñin (conjunction)

Conjunction

nin

1. neither, nor, (not) either

Interjection

nin

1. right? (used as a kind of tag question)

Bikol Central

Preposition

nin

1. of; Expressing possession.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?nin/

Noun

nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of nen

Further reading

• “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nin” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nin

1. accusative of ni

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni?/

Conjunction

nin

1. nor
2. neither

Derived terms

• nin que

Adverb

nin

1. not even

References

• “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nin/

Adverb

nin

1. in

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Japanese

Romanization

nin

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Mandarin

Romanization

nin (Zhuyin ????)

1. Nonstandard spelling of nín.
2. Nonstandard spelling of n?n.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Numeral

nin

1. Alternative form of nyne

Somali

Noun

nin ?

1. man

Volapük

Noun

nin (nominative plural nins)

1. contents

Declension

English

Noun

jin (plural jins)

1. Alternative spelling of jinn

Anagrams

• IJN, JNI

Abenaki

Etymology

From English gin.

Noun

jin

1. gin

References

• Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d???n]
• Hyphenation: jin

Etymology 1

From Arabic ????? (jinn, “genie”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. genie: a jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

Etymology 2

From Dutch gin, geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”), from Old French genevre (French genièvre), from Latin i?niperus (“juniper”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. gin: a colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
2. jenever

   Synonym: jenewer

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Persian ???? (zin, “saddle”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zyn' /z?n/, “saddle”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. saddle: a seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.

Etymology 4

From Dutch jeans, from English jeans, a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (“Genoa; Genovese”) + fustian (“strong cotton fabric”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. jeans: a pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

Further reading

• “jin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From English gin.

Noun

jin m (genitive singular jin)

1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

jin

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Mandarin

Romanization

jin

1. Nonstandard spelling of j?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of j?n.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jìn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *?ánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *?ánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *g??n.

Noun

jin f

1. woman (adult female human being)
2. wife

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????? (jin) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

jin (Hanifi spelling ????????????)

1. jinn