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2024
cinan
cinan
See also:
cìnán
,
ĉinan
,
ciñan
,
and
Číňan
Old English
Verb
ċīnan
To
burst
;
split
into pieces;
break
into
chinks
To
gape
;
yawn
Descendants
Middle English:
chinen
Scots:
chime
,
chun
English:
chine
Etymology
From
Proto-Germanic
*kīnaną
(
“
to split; crack; germinate; sprout
”
)
.
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