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English

Noun

jin (plural jins)

1. Alternative spelling of jinn

Anagrams

• IJN, JNI

Abenaki

Etymology

From English gin.

Noun

jin

1. gin

References

• Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d???n]
• Hyphenation: jin

Etymology 1

From Arabic ????? (jinn, “genie”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. genie: a jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

Etymology 2

From Dutch gin, geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”), from Old French genevre (French genièvre), from Latin i?niperus (“juniper”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. gin: a colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
2. jenever

   Synonym: jenewer

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Persian ???? (zin, “saddle”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zyn' /z?n/, “saddle”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. saddle: a seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.

Etymology 4

From Dutch jeans, from English jeans, a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (“Genoa; Genovese”) + fustian (“strong cotton fabric”).

Noun

jin (first-person possessive jinku, second-person possessive jinmu, third-person possessive jinnya)

1. jeans: a pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

Further reading

• “jin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From English gin.

Noun

jin m (genitive singular jin)

1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

jin

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Mandarin

Romanization

jin

1. Nonstandard spelling of j?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of j?n.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jìn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *?ánHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *?ánHs, from Proto-Indo-European *g??n.

Noun

jin f

1. woman (adult female human being)
2. wife

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????? (jin) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

jin (Hanifi spelling ????????????)

1. jinn

English

Etymology

From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d???ks/
• Homophone: jynx
• Rhymes: -??ks

Noun

jinx (plural jinxes)

1. A hex; an evil spell.

   Synonyms: curse, hoodoo, Indian sign, spell

2. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

Derived terms

• reverse jinx

Translations

Verb

jinx (third-person singular simple present jinxes, present participle jinxing, simple past and past participle jinxed)

1. (transitive) To cast a spell on.
2. (transitive) To bring bad luck to.
3. (transitive) To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
   • 2008, Susane Colasanti, When It Happens, Penguin (?ISBN), chapter 46:

     “So you'll all be near New York!” Maggie says. “We don't know for sure yet.” Sara stresses. “Don't jinx it.”

   • 2012, Sally Heinrich, Hungry Ghosts, Hachette UK (?ISBN)

     I've no idea if she guessed what I was intending to do. I don't know why I was so reluctant to talk about it, even to her. Maybe I was afraid that verbalising my intentions would jinx it in some way.

Derived terms

• jinxer

Translations

Interjection

jinx

1. Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.

   Synonym: snap

Translations

Further reading

• jinx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia