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English

Composer Ambrose Thomas with hand on chin (1).

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English ċinn. Compare Persian چانه (čâne), German Kinn.

Noun

chin (plural chins)

  1. The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
  2. (slang, US) talk.
  3. (slang, UK) A falsehood.
  4. (boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.
Translations
bottom of a face
  • Afrikaans: ken af(af)
  • Albanian: mjekër sq(sq)
  • Anglo-Norman: mentun
  • Arabic: ذَقَن ar(ar) (dhaqn) f.
  • Armenian: դունչ hy(hy) (dunč), կզակ hy(hy) (kzak)
  • Aymara: k'achi ay(ay)
  • Azeri: çənə az(az)
  • Basque: kokots eu(eu)
  • Breton: elgezh br(br) f., chik m.
  • Bulgarian: брада bg(bg) f.
  • Burmese: please add this translation if you can
  • Catalan: mentó ca(ca) m.
  • Chinese: 頷, 颔 (hàn); 下巴 (xiàba), 下巴颏 (xiàba kē)
  • Croatian: brada hr(hr)
  • Czech: brada cs(cs) f.
  • Danish: hage da(da)
  • Dutch: kin nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: mentono eo(eo)
  • Estonian: lõug et(et)
  • Finnish: leuka fi(fi)
  • French: menton fr(fr) m.
  • Galician: queixo m.
  • Georgian: ნიკაპი ka(ka)
  • German: Kinn de(de) n.
  • Greek: σαγόνι el(el) n., πηγούνι el(el) n.
  • Hebrew: סנטר he(he)
  • Hindi: ठुड्डी hi(hi) (ṭhuḍḍī) f., चिबुक hi(hi) (cibuk) f., ठोड़ी hi(hi) (ṭhoṛī) f.
  • Hungarian: áll hu(hu)
  • Icelandic: haka is(is) f.
  • Ido: mentono
  • Indonesian: dagu id(id)
  • Interlingua: mento
  • Irish: smig ga(ga) f.
  • Italian: mento it(it) m.
  • Japanese: 顎 (あご, ago)
  • Kapampangan: baba
  • Khmer: ចង្កា (jonggaa)
  • Korean: 턱 (teok)
Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

Shortening of chinchilla.

Noun

chin (plural chins)

  1. (endearing) a chinchilla.

Anagrams

Aleut

Interjection

chin

  1. an exclamation of dislike.

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

chin (hiragana ちん)

  1. チン: the sound a microwave makes when it is finished cooking
  2. 狆: a Pekinese dog

Proper noun

chin (hiragana ちん)

  1. 朕: the royal We

Navajo

Pronunciation

Noun

chin

  1. filth, body dirt

Romanian

Etymology

Hungarian kín

Pronunciation

Noun

chin n. (plural chinuri)

  1. torture, pain

Declension

declension of chin
singular plural
gender n. indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative un chin chinul nişte chinuri chinurile
Genitive/Dative unui chin chinului unor chinuri chinurilor
Vocative — — — —

Synonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

chin m. (plural chines)

  1. (Dominican Republic, slang) small amount
Dame un chin de café. (Give me a little coffee.)

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