name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Jilin (a province in northeastern China).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jilin
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kirin
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Sound
Pronunciation
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kēʹrǐnʹ
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CMU ARPABET: K IH1 R IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Jilin (a city in the province of the same name).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jilin
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: qilin
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ (girin).
Borrowed from Japanese 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin), from Middle Chinese. Doublet of qilin.