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 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”). Doublet of sensei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sin.se/
  • Hyphenation: sin‧sé

Noun

sinse (first-person possessive sinseku, second-person possessive sinsemu, third-person possessive sinsenya)

  1. shaman.
  2. traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Further reading

Walloon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃s/

Noun

sinse m

  1. (grammar) sense
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