sian

See also: Sian, ŝian, Siân, -sian, siâⁿ, siān, sián, and siàⁿ

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 𤺪 (siān).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /sjɛn˨/

Adjective

sian (comparative more sian, superlative most sian)

1. (colloquial, Singapore, Singlish) Bored, weary or fed-up.
   • 2006 October 3, Serene Luo, w:The Straits Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, →OCLC, section 3:

     [Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.

2. (colloquial, Singapore, Singlish) Dull, boring, wearisome.

Anagrams

• ANSI, ASIN, ISNA, Isan, Nias, Sani, Sian, Sina, anis, as in, nais, nasi, nasi', nias

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

sian

1. accusative singular of sia

Finnish

Noun

sian

1. genitive singular of sika

Anagrams

• anis, nais, nais-, sain

Old Dutch

Etymology

From earlier *sehan, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Verb

sian

1. to see

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• anasian
• bisian
• farsian

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sien
  • Dutch: zien
    • Afrikaans: sien
    • Javindo: sien, siet
    • Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne
  • Limburgish: zeen

Further reading

• “sian”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic *sīnā. Cognate with Irish síon.

Noun

sian f (genitive singular sìne, plural siantan)

1. (rough) weather, storm

Etymology 2

Noun

sian m

1. Alternative form of sìon