What is another word for kachin?

Pronunciation: [kˈat͡ʃɪn] (IPA)

Kachin is a word that refers to a group of people living in the Kachin State of Myanmar. The term is also used to refer to the Kachin language that these people speak. In English, there are a few alternative terms that are often used in place of Kachin. These include Jinghpaw, Rawang, and Singpho. Jinghpaw is the most commonly used term and is the preferred name of the Kachin people themselves. Rawang is another term used in Myanmar, while Singpho refers specifically to a subgroup of Kachin people living in India and China. These synonyms can be useful to avoid confusion or to provide more specific information when discussing the Kachin people and language.

Synonyms for Kachin:

What are the hypernyms for Kachin?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • hypernyms for kachin (as nouns)

What are the hyponyms for Kachin?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Kachin

A study of a kachin beauty, and of an average type of Upper Burmese girl - Good-bye Bhamo - Paddling down the Irrawaddy - More river-side notes - A.1. shooting, to the writer's mind - The Luxury of a Cargo Boat of the Flotilla Company - Deep Sea Chanties, and Mandalay again.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
These kachin players are natives of the mountains here, and to the north.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
On these higher hills I see more kachin clearings, and with the glass make out their sturdy little figures in the tracks leading from one clearing to the other, interminable bamboo jungle above and below them.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

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