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Kachin

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

Noun

Kachin pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.

Proper noun

Kachin

  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.1896, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Annual Report (volume 82, page 92)

Kachin meaning in Arabic, Vietnamese and Myanmar

Kachin in Arabic

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

Kachin in Vietnamese

a state of Myanmar
Kachin

Kachin in Myanmar

any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
ကချင် ka.hkyang

Origin of Kachin

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

Words formed from Kachin

Questions about Kachin

What does Kachin mean?
Kachin means any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.
What is Kachin in Arabic?
Kachin in Arabic is كاشين. See Kachin meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Kachin?
Kachin can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Kachin in the dictionary

  1. Kaches
  2. Kachi Koli
  3. kachi-koshi
  4. kachiao
  5. kachiau
  6. Kachin
  7. Kachin State
  8. kachina
  9. Kachina Woman
  10. kachinas
  11. kaching

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