Sinic

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Sinic

/ˈsɪnɪk/

Sounds like cynic · Rhymes with -ɪnɪk

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin Sinicus, from Sina (“China”) + -icus (“-ic”), from Late Latin Sinae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), q.v. Equivalent to Sino- + -ic.

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not comparable Chinese.
not comparable Influenced by Chinese culture.

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Français	sinique

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@misc{sinic_2026,
  title = {Sinic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}