sẹn
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, Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba sẹ̀n, Ifè sɛ̃̀, Olukumi hẹ̀n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃̀/
Verb
sẹ̀n (Nigeria)
- to worship
Derived terms
- Misẹ̀nmáwú (“I worship God”)
- sinsẹ̀n (“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
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃́/
Verb
sẹ́n
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃́/
Verb
sẹ́n
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃́/
Verb
sẹ́n
- (Ijebu) to crack palm nuts
- Wẹn máa dúró fú mi kí m lè sẹ́n èkùrọ́ kí m nẹ́ nọ́wọ́ ― Wait for me to finish cracking the palm nuts I have at hand
Etymology 4
Cognate with Yoruba sìn, Ifè sɛ̃̀, Olukumi hẹ̀n. Compare Gun sɛ̀n, Fon sɛ̀n, Adja sɛ̀n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃̀/
Verb
sẹ̀n
- (Ijebu) to worship
- Màá sẹ̀n ẹ́ pẹ̀lú urun dede rìí ḿ nẹ́ ― I'll worship you with everything that I have
Derived terms
- ùsẹ̀n (“worship”)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̃̀/
Verb
sẹ̀n
- (Ijebu) to domesticate
- Màá sẹn ọ̀nẹ̀ kí àbúrò mi fú mi ― I'll domesticate the crocodiles my brother gave me
Derived terms
- ùsẹ̀n (“for domesticating/rearing”)