tšiin

Votic

Alternative forms

• tšiini

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kindik.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːn/, [ˈt͡ʃiːn]
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Hyphenation: tšiin

Adverb

tšiin

1. fastened, attached

   saavvõ tšiin ― to catch, seize [with one's hands]

2. shut, closed

   menne tšiin ― to close, shut [intransitive]

   õllõ tšiin ― to be shut

   pannõ tšiin ― to close, shut [transitive]

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tšiini”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn