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English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.
Noun
Sen
- Alternative form of Sen.
Etymology 2
From German Sen, a former transcription of Japanese 禅 (zen).
Proper noun
Sen
- (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
- A surname from Bengali.
- A surname from Khmer.
Anagrams
Turkish
Proper noun
Sen
- Seine (river)
Vietnamese
Etymology
The demotic name (tên Nôm) for the village, from Old Chinese 蓮 (OC *k.ˤe) (B-S) (SV: liên).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sen
- (historical, làng ~) Kim Liên (a village in Kim Liên, Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An, Vietnam)