txin-txin

Basque

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The "cheers" sense is probably a semantic loan from Spanish chinchín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃin t͡ʃin/ [t͡ʃĩnʲ t͡ʃĩn]
• Hyphenation: txin-txin

Ideophone

txin-txin

1. clink

Interjection

txin-txin

1. cheers (toast when drinking alcohol)

Further reading

• “txin-txin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “txin-txin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005