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kilin

kilin is the alternative form of qilin.

Meaning of qilin

Noun

qilin (plural qilins)

  1. A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
    • ...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...1989, Ernst J. Grube, Eleanor G. Sims, Islamic Art: Volume 3
    Synonyms:
    kirin

Forms of kilin

pluralkilins

Questions about kilin

What is kilin the alternative form of?
Kilin is the alternative form of qilin.

Words near kilin in the dictionary

  1. kilil
  2. kilim
  3. Kilimanjaro
  4. Kilimanjaro mahogany
  5. kilims
  6. kilin
  7. Kilindini
  8. kilins
  9. Kilis
  10. kilishi
  11. Kilivila

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