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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor; physician; teacher”), from 先 (sin, “earlier; first”) + 生 (seⁿ, “to be born”). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”). Doublet of sensei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sin.se/
- Hyphenation: sin‧sé
Noun
sinse (plural sinse-sinse)
- (religion) shaman
- (traditional Chinese medicine) traditional Chinese medicine doctor
Further reading
Walloon
Pronunciation
Noun
sinse m
- (grammar) sense