seng

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See also: Seng, sèng, and sēng

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Portuguese sem, from Old Galician-Portuguese sen, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European *sene.

Particle

seng

  1. not (verbal negation marker)

References

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Danish

seng

Etymology

From Old Norse sæng, sæing.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng c (singular definite sengen, plural indefinite senge)

  1. bed (a piece of furniture to sleep on)

Declension

Declension of seng
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative seng sengen senge sengene
genitive sengs sengens senges sengenes

Further reading

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

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Chemical element
Zn
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Etymology

From Dutch zink. Compare to its cognate Afrikaans sink (“zinc”).

Pronunciation

Noun

seng (plural seng-seng, first-person possessive sengku, second-person possessive sengmu, third-person possessive sengnya)

  1. zinc.

Descendants

  • → Ternate: seng

Further reading

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆိုင် (hcuing).

Noun

seng

  1. shop

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malay

Chemical element
Zn
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Next: galium (Ga)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink, from Zinken.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng (Jawi spelling سيڠ)

  1. Alternative form of zink

Mandarin

Romanization

seng

  1. Nonstandard spelling of sēng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of sèng.

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

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Etymology

From Old Norse sæing, sæng.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng f or m (definite singular senga or sengen, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene, genitive sengs)

  1. (furniture) a bed
    Hva gjør du i senga mi?!
    What are you doing in my bed?!

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sæing, sæng.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng f (definite singular senga, indefinite plural senger, definite plural sengene) (genitive form sengs)

  1. (furniture) a bed

Derived terms

References

Simalungun Batak

Pronunciation

Adverb

seng

  1. not

References

Ternate

Etymology 1

From Indonesian sen, from Dutch cent, from Old French cent.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng

  1. an Indonesian sen

Etymology 2

From Indonesian seng, from Dutch zink, from German Zink.

Pronunciation

Noun

seng

  1. a metal sheet

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 生 (MC sraeng).

Pronunciation

Verb

seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)

  1. to give birth
    Synonyms: (dialectal) sengsanj, (dialectal) byoeng
  2. to be born

Adjective

seng (1957–1982 spelling seŋ)

  1. uncooked; raw; underdone
  2. unprocessed; raw
  3. unneutered; intact
  4. unfamiliar; strange
    Synonyms: (dialectal) moq, (dialectal) lax
  5. out of practice; rusty
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