saen

See also: säen and Sän

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧en
• IPA^(key): /saˈʔen/, [saˈʔen̪]

Pronoun

sàen

1. Misspelling of sain.

Galician

Verb

saen

1. third-person plural present indicative of saír

Japanese

Romanization

saen

1. Rōmaji transcription of さえん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sān, from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō).

Adverb

sâen

1. quickly, soon
2. immediately, right away
3. suddenly, unexpectedly
4. just now

Descendants

• Dutch: zaan
• Limburgish: zaon

Further reading

• “saen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “saen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θan˨˦/
• Tone numbers: saen¹
• Hyphenation: saen

Etymology 1

From Chinese 申 (MC syin).

Noun

saen (1957–1982 spelling sən)

1. ninth earthly branch

See also

• (Chinese earthly branches) ceij, couj, yinz, maux, saenz, ceih, ngux, feih, saen, youx, swt, haih ^{(Category: za:Chinese earthly branches)}

Etymology 2

From Chinese 身 (MC syin).

Noun

saen (Sawndip forms 申 or 辛, 1957–1982 spelling sən)

1. back (of the body)
2. back (of a cutting tool, opposite the cutting edge)