sinologue

English

Etymology

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

sinologue (plural sinologues)

1. A student or expert of Chinese studies.

References

• “sinologue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

sinologue m or f by sense (plural sinologues)

1. Sinologist

Further reading

• “sinologue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.