sengsai
Indonesian
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed 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”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
Alternative forms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
- Alternative form of sansai.
Further reading
edit- “sengsai” 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.