sinologue
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sinae (“an Oriental people mentioned by Ptolemy”), or Arabic صِين (ṣīn, “China or the Chinese”) + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “discourse”), formed like theologue. Compare French sinologue.
Noun[edit]
sinologue (plural sinologues)
- A student or expert of Chinese studies.
References[edit]
- “sinologue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
sinologue m or f by sense (plural sinologues)
Further reading[edit]
- “sinologue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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