seni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seni"

Chuukese

Preposition

seni

1. from

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈni/ [səˈni]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: se‧ni

Etymology 1

From Dutch East Indies Malay seni (“art”), probably from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”)

Noun

seni (plural)

1. art
   • 1934, Soetomo, Kenang kenangan‎^[1], page 12:

     ...sport dan seni (kunst).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   1. the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
   2. skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
   3. artwork.

Affixed terms

• berkesenian
• berseni
• kesenian
• menyeni

 

Compounds

• seni arca
• seni badingkut
• seni bangunan
• seni belanja
• seni berteater
• seni bina
• seni budaya
• seni derita
• seni drama
• seni drama amatir
• seni dramatik
• seni eksperimental
• seni grafis
• seni instalasi
• seni keramik
• seni kriya
• seni Kubro Siswo
• seni kuliner
• seni lukis
• seni murni
• seni pahat
• seni panggung
• seni penjing
• seni peran
• seni pertunjukan
• seni ritual
• seni rupa
• seni rupa pertunjukan
• seni sastra
• seni suara
• seni suara instrumental
• seni suara vokal
• seni sungging
• seni syubanul muslimin
• seni taman
• seni tari
• seni tradisional
• seni tutur
• seni ukir
• seni urban
• seni vektor
• seni visual
• seni wayang

 

Etymology 2

From earlier se- (“one”) +‎ *nik (“small, fine”).

Adjective

seni

1. fine

   Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis

Affixed terms

• menyeni

 

• ular seni

 

Etymology 3

From Dutch genie From French génie, from Latin genius. Doublet of zeni.

Noun

seni (plural)

1. genius

   Synonym: genius

Further reading

• “seni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/
• Rhymes: -eni
• Hyphenation: sé‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of seno

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of sene

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni
• Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

seni m

1. plural of senio

Anagrams

• Ines, Nesi, in sé

Javanese

Romanization

seni

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦤꦶ

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.niː/, [ˈs̠eːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛːni]

Numeral

sēnī

1. inflection of sēnus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Etymology 2

Inflected form of senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈse.niː/, [ˈs̠ɛniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ni/, [ˈsɛːni]

Noun

senī

1. dative singular of senex

Adjective

senī

1. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
2. (post-Classical) ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
   • 1725, Petrus Polo, Mansiones Festaque Hebraeorum: Literaliter Descripta, Moraliter, Mistice, & Encomiastice exposita...‎^[2], Barcelona:

     Conceptus ex patre Seni, et matre sterili

     Conceived from an elderly father, and sterile mother

References

• “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• seni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Adjective

seni

1. nominative plural masculine of sens

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɛˈnʲɪ]

Adjective

senì

1. nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas

Malay

Etymology

Attested in 1921, in Sri Poestaka magazine, volume 11, in article: Djalan baroe oentoek kepandaian seni (kunst)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈni/ [səˈni]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

seni (Jawi spelling سني, plural seni-seni, informal 1st possessive seniku, 2nd possessive senimu, 3rd possessive seninya)

1. art

Descendants

• Indonesian: sêni

References

• “seni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)

1. dative/locative singular of sena

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English send.

Verb

seni

1. to send

Turkish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen (you)

Etymology 2

Unknown, maybe the same as above. Also compare sizi, of the same form and function.

Pronoun

seni

1. Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.

   Gel buraya, seni pislik!

   Come here, you scum!

Turkmen

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen