Chinishadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪnɪʃ/

Forms: 1500s Chinishe, 1500s–1600s 1900s– Chinish.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name China , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of China (see China n.¹) + -ish suffix¹. Compare Chinean n. and slightly later Chinean adj. Compare also Chinese adj.In quot. 1598 after early modern Dutch Chinisch (1595 in the passage translated), which is common in the work of J. H. van Linschoten, but apparently not attested elsewhere; the usual word in Dutch is Chinees , †Chineesch (see Chinese adj.).

Now nonstandard.

Chinese.Only in established use in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

ΚΠ

1577 R. Willes tr. G. Pereira in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies f. 242 The Chinishe Kyng maketh his abode contynually in the Citie Pachyn.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxiv. 41 This name Xuntien is as much to say in Chinish speach, as heauenly Cittie.

a1621 J. Davis in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) I. iii. i. 138 He knew very well to what place the Chinish ships would come.

1983 S. P. Somtow Aquila in New World (2001) xiii. 74 It is a well-established fact that the Chinish lands are full of golden towers and ziggurats, and that silken tapestries hang from every home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chinish
释义	Chinishadj. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪnɪʃ/ Forms: 1500s Chinishe, 1500s–1600s 1900s– Chinish. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name China , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of China (see China n.¹) + -ish suffix¹. Compare Chinean n. and slightly later Chinean adj. Compare also Chinese adj.In quot. 1598 after early modern Dutch Chinisch (1595 in the passage translated), which is common in the work of J. H. van Linschoten, but apparently not attested elsewhere; the usual word in Dutch is Chinees , †Chineesch (see Chinese adj.). Now nonstandard. Chinese.Only in established use in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. ΚΠ 1577 R. Willes tr. G. Pereira in R. Willes & R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Hist. Trauayle W. & E. Indies f. 242 The Chinishe Kyng maketh his abode contynually in the Citie Pachyn. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxiv. 41 This name Xuntien is as much to say in Chinish speach, as heauenly Cittie. a1621 J. Davis in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) I. iii. i. 138 He knew very well to what place the Chinish ships would come. 1983 S. P. Somtow Aquila in New World (2001) xiii. 74 It is a well-established fact that the Chinish lands are full of golden towers and ziggurats, and that silken tapestries hang from every home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1577
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