chín

See also: chin, Chin, chỉn, and -chin

Vietnamese

**Vietnamese cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : chín

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥]
Homophone: chính (southern Vietnam)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *dciinʔ; cognates include Muong chỉn, Bahnar tơsĭn, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu ɕən⁵³.

Numeral

chín (㐱, 𠃩, 𢒂)

nine

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ (“cooked; ripe”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciinʔ (“cooked”); cognates include Muong chỉn, Khmer ឆ្អិន (chʾən), Mon စိန်, Bahnar sĭn, Pacoh chein, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu tɕin⁵³.

Adjective

chín (㐱, 𤒙, 𤇪, 𤇢, 𢒂)

(of food) well done
(of fruit or crops) ripe

See also

sống (“raw; undercooked”)
tái (“rare”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

chín chắn (từ láy)
chín muồi

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