sengsai

Indonesian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsɛŋsai̯/ [ˈseŋ.sai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋsai̯
  • Syllabification: seng‧sai

Noun

sèngsai (plural sengsai-sengsai)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səŋˈsai̯/ [səŋˈsai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Syllabification: seng‧sai

Noun

sêngsai (plural sengsai-sengsai)

  1. alternative form of sansai

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