sinse
Indonesian
Etymology
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): /sin.se/
- Hyphenation: sin‧sé
Noun
sinse (plural sinse-sinse, first-person possessive sinseku, second-person possessive sinsemu, third-person possessive sinsenya)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sinse” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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