kachin

Etymology

From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).

name

A state of Myanmar.
The Jingpho language.“Some of the Yaw Yin people understand Kachin, but as would be natural, are more acquainted with Chinese, and will probably in time be reached through this language.”

noun

Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.