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Kachin

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A state of Myanmar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Jingpho language.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.

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Usage: plural, plural-only

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kachinic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Tibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Burman language

Narrower terms: Jinghpo, Jinghpaw, Chingpo

History

Etymology

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Acehnese: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Basque: Katxin — a state of Myanmar
  • Catalan: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克欽邦 /克钦邦 (kèqīn bāng) — a state of Myanmar
  • Dutch: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Esperanto: Kaĉino — a state of Myanmar
  • Finnish: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • French: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • German: Kachin-Staat — a state of Myanmar
  • Hungarian: Kacsin — a state of Myanmar
  • Japanese: カチン州 (Kachin shū) — a state of Myanmar
  • Macedonian: Качин (Kačin) — a state of Myanmar
  • Norwegian: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Polish: Kaczin — a state of Myanmar
  • Portuguese: Cachim — a state of Myanmar
  • Romanian: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Russian: Качин (Kačin) — a state of Myanmar
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Spanish: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Swedish: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Tajik: Качин (Kačin) — a state of Myanmar
  • Turkish: Kaçin — a state of Myanmar
  • Ukrainian: Качин (Kačyn) — a state of Myanmar
  • Vietnamese: Kachin — a state of Myanmar
  • Arabic: كاشين — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Burmese: ကချင် (ka.hkyang) — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克欽族 /克钦族 (kèqīn zú) — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Finnish: kachinit — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • French: Kachin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • German: Kachin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • German: Katschin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Hungarian: kacsin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Japanese: カチン族 (kachinzoku) — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Korean: 카친족 (kachinjok) — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Lithuanian: kačinai — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Portuguese: kachin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
  • Portuguese: cachin — any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people