What does "kachin" mean?

Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.

What is a synonym for "kachin"?

Common synonyms include: english, jingpho, jingpho, kachin language, kachinic, kachinic language.

Kachin

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people. plural, plural-only
2
Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A state of Myanmar.
2
The Jingpho language.
"Some of the Yaw Yin people understand Kachin, but as would be natural, are more acquainted with Chinese, and will probably in time be reached through this language."

Synonyms

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english jingpho jingpho kachin language kachinic kachinic language

Example

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"Some of the Yaw Yin people understand Kachin, but as would be natural, are more acquainted with Chinese, and will probably in time be reached through this language."

Etymology

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

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Kachin State

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