sengsai

Indonesian

Etymology 1

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): /sɛŋ.sai/
  • Hyphenation: sèng‧sai

Noun

sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /səŋ.sai/
  • Hyphenation: sêng‧sai

Noun

sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

  1. Alternative form of sansai.

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