sinse

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, doctor, physician, teacher), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, master, elder), from (earlier, first) + (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)

  1. shaman.
  2. traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

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