Sinicism

Sinicism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Sinic
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English Sinicism

    From Sinic + -ism.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/
    • Homophone: cynicism

    Noun

    Sinicism (plural Sinicisms)

    1. Chinese culture or custom
    2. (rhetoric) A Chinese word or phrase that has entered another language

    Coordinate terms

    foreignismsedit

    See also

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