seng
Ambonese Malay
Etymology
Possibly from Portuguese sem, from Old Galician-Portuguese sen, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European *sene.
Particle
seng
- not (verbal negation marker)
References
- D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛnɡ/, [ˈsɛ̝ŋˀ]
Noun
seng c (singular definite sengen, plural indefinite senge)
- bed (a piece of furniture to sleep on)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | seng | sengen | senge | sengene |
genitive | sengs | sengens | senges | sengenes |
Further reading
- “seng” in Den Danske Ordbog
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of seng – see 勝 (“to be able to bear; to be able to withstand; to be equal to; to match; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 勝). |
For pronunciation and definitions of seng – see 先 (“first; ahead of time; before; beforehand; first; preceding; prior; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 先). |
Indonesian
Chemical element | |
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Zn | |
Previous: tembaga (Cu) | |
Next: gallium (Ga) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch zink. Compare to its cognate Afrikaans sink (“zinc”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈseŋ/ [ˈseŋ]
- Rhymes: -eŋ
- Syllabification: seng
Noun
seng (plural seng-seng)
Descendants
- → Ternate: seng
Further reading
- “seng” 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.
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုင် (hcuing).
Noun
seng
References
- Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[2], volume 35, , →ISSN, pages 91–128
Malay
Chemical element | |
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Zn | |
Previous: tembaga (Cu) | |
Next: galium (Ga) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink, from Zinken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seŋ/
- Rhymes: -seŋ, -eŋ
Noun
seng (Jawi spelling سيڠ)
- alternative form of zink
Mandarin
Romanization
seng
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛŋː/
Noun
seng f or m (definite singular senga or sengen, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene, genitive sengs)
Derived terms
References
- “seng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛŋː/
Noun
seng f (definite singular senga, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene) (genitive form sengs)
Derived terms
- dobbeltseng, dobbelseng
- gå til sengs (Norwegian Bokmål)
- himmelseng
- køyeseng, køyseng
- sengetid
- sengetøy
References
- “seng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /senj/, [send͡ʒ]
Verb
senġ
- singular imperative of senġan
Simalungun Batak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛŋ]
Adverb
seng
References
- Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p.212.
Ternate
Etymology 1
From Indonesian sen, from Dutch cent, from Old French cent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈseŋ]
Noun
seng
- an Indonesian sen
Etymology 2
From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈseŋ]
Noun
seng
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
Zhuang
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /θeːŋ˨˦/
- Tone numbers: seng1
- Hyphenation: seng
Verb
seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)
- to give birth
- Synonyms: (dialectal) sengsanj, (dialectal) byoeng
- to be born
Adjective
seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)
- uncooked; raw; underdone
- unprocessed; raw
- unneutered; intact
- unfamiliar; strange
- out of practice; rusty