Jiaina

Fijian

Alternative forms

• Jaina

Etymology

Borrowed from English China.

Proper noun

Jiaina

1. China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)

   O Jiaina e sa veivuke vakalevu ena tara vale kei na veivakatorocake-taki e Viti, ka vuqa na vale lelevu kei na gaunisala era sa tara ena nodra veivuke.

   China has helped a lot with building construction and development in Fiji, with many large buildings and roads being built with their assistance.

Related terms

• jiaina, jaina, tiaina (“banana”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 95