Sen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

Sen

  1. Alternative form of Sen..

Etymology 2

From German Sen, a former transcription of Japanese 禅 (zen).

Proper noun

Sen

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of Zen.
    • 1727, Engelbert Kaempfer’s, translated by John Gaspar Scheuchzer, History of Japan, volume I, page 199:
      In [...] the 1850 streets of this city, there were 1050 of the Ten Dai’s Religion, 10070 of the sect Singon, 5402 of Fosso, 11016 of Sen...

Etymology 3

Derived from Khmer សេន (seen) or Bengali সেন (Sen).

Proper noun

Sen

  1. A surname from Bengali.
  2. A surname from Khmer.

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Sen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せん

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian sunne f. Cognates include West Frisian sinne.

Noun

Sen f

  1. (Sylt) sun

Turkish

Proper noun

Sen

  1. Seine (river)

Vietnamese

Etymology

The demotic name (tên Nôm) for the village, from Old Chinese 蓮 (OC *k.[r]ˤe[n]) (B-S) (SV: liên).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Sen

  1. (historical, làng ~) Kim Liên (a village in Kim Liên, Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam)
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