singse

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• IPA^(key): /siŋ.sə/
• Hyphenation: sing‧sê

Noun

singse (first-person possessive singseku, second-person possessive singsemu, third-person possessive singsenya)

1. (informal) Synonym of sinse.

Alternative forms

• sengsai
• sinse

Related terms

• sensei

Further reading

• “singse” 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.