Main Entry:

Si·no-

Pronunciation:

\ˌsī-(ˌ)nō, ˈsī-, -nə\

Function:

combining form

Etymology:

French, from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese, from Greek Sinai, probably of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Sanskrit Cīnā, plural, Chinese

1 : Chinese <sinology> 2 : Chinese and <Sino-Tibetan>