sengsai
Indonesian
Etymology 1
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛŋ.sai/
- Hyphenation: sèng‧sai
Noun
sengsai (plural sengsai-sengsai, first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
- (informal) sinse.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səŋ.sai/
- Hyphenation: sêng‧sai
Noun
sengsai (plural sengsai-sengsai, first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
- Alternative forms of sansai.
Further reading
- “sengsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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