seng

See also: Seng, sèng, and sēng

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Portuguese sem, from Old Galician-Portuguese sen, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European *sene.

Particle

seng

1. not (verbal negation marker)

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Danish

seng

Etymology

From Old Norse sæng, sæing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnɡ/, [ˈsɛ̝ŋˀ]

Noun

seng c (singular definite sengen, plural indefinite senge)

1. bed (a piece of furniture to sleep on)

Declension

Declension of seng

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	seng	sengen	senge	sengene
genitive	sengs	sengens	senges	sengenes

Further reading

• “seng” in Den Danske Ordbog

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of seng – see 勝 (“to be able to bear; to be able to withstand; to be equal to; to match; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 勝).

For pronunciation and definitions of seng – see 先 (“first; ahead of time; before; beforehand; first; preceding; prior; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 先).

Indonesian

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: tembaga (Cu)
Next: gallium (Ga)

Etymology

From Dutch zink. Compare to its cognate Afrikaans sink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseŋ]
• Hyphenation: seng

Noun

seng (plural seng-seng, first-person possessive sengku, second-person possessive sengmu, third-person possessive sengnya)

1. zinc.

Descendants

• → Ternate: seng

Further reading

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

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုင် (hcuing).

Noun

seng

1. shop

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[2], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malay

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: tembaga (Cu)
Next: galium (Ga)

Alternative forms

• zink
• زيڠک
• سيڠ

Etymology

From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seŋ/
• Rhymes: -seŋ, -eŋ

Noun

seng (Jawi spelling سيڠ)

1. Alternative form of zink

Mandarin

Romanization

seng

1. Nonstandard spelling of sēng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of sèng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sæing, sæng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛŋː/

Noun

seng f or m (definite singular senga or sengen, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene, genitive sengs)

1. (furniture) a bed

   Hva gjør du i senga mi?!

   What are you doing in my bed?!

Derived terms

• dobbeltseng
• enkeltseng
• gå til sengs
• himmelseng
• køyeseng
• sengetid
• sengetøy
• sykeseng
• vannseng

 

References

• “seng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sæing, sæng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛŋː/

Noun

seng f (definite singular senga, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene) (genitive form sengs)

1. (furniture) a bed

Derived terms

• dobbeltseng, dobbelseng
• gå til sengs
• himmelseng
• køyeseng, køyseng
• sengetid
• sengetøy

References

• “seng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Simalungun Batak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛŋ]

Adverb

seng

1. not

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p.212.

Ternate

Etymology 1

From Indonesian sen, from Dutch cent, from Old French cent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseŋ]

Noun

seng

1. an Indonesian sen

Etymology 2

From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈseŋ]

Noun

seng

1. a metal sheet

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 生 (MC sraeng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θeːŋ˨˦/
• Tone numbers: seng¹
• Hyphenation: seng

Verb

seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)

1. to give birth

   Synonyms: (dialectal) sengsanj, (dialectal) byoeng

2. to be born

Adjective

seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)

1. uncooked; raw; underdone
2. unprocessed; raw
3. unneutered; intact
4. unfamiliar; strange

   Synonyms: (dialectal) moq, (dialectal) lax

5. out of practice; rusty