sinse

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sengsai
• singse

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”). 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. (religion) shaman
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) traditional Chinese medicine doctor

Related terms

• sensei

Further reading

• “sinse” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃s/

Noun

sinse m

1. (grammar) sense