sengsai

Borrowed from Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor, physician, teacher”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), from 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”).

• IPA^(key): /sɛŋ.sai/
• Hyphenation: sèng‧sai

sengsai (plural sengsai-sengsai, first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

1. (informal) sinse.

• sinse
• singse

• sensei

• IPA^(key): /səŋ.sai/
• Hyphenation: sêng‧sai

sengsai (plural sengsai-sengsai, first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

1. Alternative forms of sansai.

• “sengsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.