sɛn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"
Gun
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *sẽ, *sɛ̃.[1] Cognates include Fon sɛ̀n, Adja sɛ̀n. Compare Yoruba sìn, Yoruba sị̀n, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba sẹ̀n, Ifè sɛ̃̀, Olukumi hẹ̀n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃̀/
Verb
sɛ̀n (Benin)
- to worship
Derived terms
- Misɛ̀nmáwú (“I worship God”)
- sinsɛ̀n (“religion”)
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 225