singse

Indonesian

Etymology

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): /ˈsiŋsə/ [ˈsiŋ.sə]
  • Rhymes: -iŋsə
  • Syllabification: sing‧se

Noun

singsê (plural singse-singse)

  1. (informal) synonym of sinse

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