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てぃんじく【天竺】 : tinjiku | define meaning
tinjiku
Pronunciation: [tin̩d͡ʑiku]
Definition
Name
- (Literary) India
Etymology
Cognate with or borrowed from Japanese てんじく【天竺】 tenjiku "India". Ultimately from Chinese 【天竺】 "India" (cf. Mandarin tiānzhú; Cantonese tin1 zuk1; Hokkien thian-tiok), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *then trjuwk.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 天竺 |
| Kana | てぃんじく |
| New Okinawa Moji | 廒んじく |
| Romanization | tinjiku |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tin̩d͡ʑiku] |
意味：てんじく【天竺】、インド【印度】、インディア
Categories:
天竺
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, August 5). てぃんじく【天竺】 : tinjiku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9088/tinjiku/.