Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Burmese, English Scripts ချင်း(Burmese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/(Burmese) /ˈt͡ʃɪn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of the Chin people, which was most likely a Burmese adaptation of a Chin word meaning "man, person". This is the name of a state of Myanmar.