sengsai

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ, doctor; physician; teacher), from (sin, earlier; first) + (seⁿ, to be born). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, teacher; elder).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (informal) alternative spelling of sinse (shaman, traditional Chinese medicine doctor).
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of sansai.

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