Sen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

Sen

1. Alternative form of Sen..
2. (rhythmic gymnastics) Abbreviation of seniors.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Sen, a former transcription of Japanese 禅 (zen). Doublet of Zen, Chen, dhyana, and jhana.

Proper noun

Sen

1. (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

Borrowed from Khmer សេន (seen), Bengali সেন (Sen) and/or Hindi सेन (sen).

Proper noun

Sen

1. A surname from Bengali.
2. A surname from Hindi.
3. A surname from Khmer.

Anagrams

• ENS, ESN, Ens., NES, SNe, ens

Japanese

Romanization

Sen

1. Rōmaji transcription of せん

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• san (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian sunne f. Cognates include West Frisian sinne.

Noun

Sen f

1. (Sylt) sun

Turkish

Proper noun

Sen

1. Seine (river)

Vietnamese

Etymology

The demotic name (tên Nôm) for the village, from Old Chinese 蓮 (OC *k.[r]ˤe[n]) (B-S) (SV: liên).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Sen

1. (historical, làng ~) Kim Liên (a village in Kim Liên, Nam Đàn district, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam)