Kalasha

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit शयन (śáyana).

Noun

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šen

  1. bed

Lithuanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely related to šis, and possibly Latvian šeit and še. Compare Russian сюда (sjuda). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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šeñ (dialectal, informal, now uncommon)

  1. to here
    nei iš šen, nei iš tenneither from here nor from there
    Ateik šen.
    Come here.

Usage notes

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  • Compared to čia, šen cannot be used as a pronoun for standalone "here", and is generally only used with motion verbs; rather, šen may be conceptualized as į čia.
  • Commonly used in contrast with ten (there), possibly for rhyming reasons.

See also

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References

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  • šen”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • šen”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024