せえ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Particle

せえ or せェ or セエ or セェ • (sē) 

1. (Kagoshima) Synonym of へ (e, “to”)
   • 1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami, “またいつか、勝(しょう)負(ぶ)の日(ひ)までの巻(まき) [One Day, We’ll Face off Again]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) (六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん)) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:

     よかか…オイのなは日(ひ)高(だか)剣(けん)介(すけ)…くやしかったら鹿児島(カゴッマ)セェけ(こい)‼いっでん(いつでも)勝(しょう)負(ぶ)してやっで‼

     Yoka ka… Oi no na wa Hidaka Kensuke… Kuyashikattara Kagomma sē ke‼ Idden shōbu shite yadde‼

     Awrite… Mah name’s Hidaka Kensuke… Come to Kagoshima when yer ready‼ Ah’ll be waitin’ to settle witcha again‼

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “せい#Verb”)

Verb

せえ • (sē) 

1. (dialect) imperative of する (suru, “to do”)

   Synonyms: (standard) しろ (shiro), (standard, literary) せよ (seyo)

   早(は)よせえ！

   Hayo sē!

   (Kansai) Hurry up and do it already!

   • 2021 February 26, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 【猛勉強】ふくらP、“野菜マエストロ“になる。【検定合格！？】‎^[1], via YouTube:

     「マヨネーズがおいしい。」「ニンジンの食(しょく)レポをせえ！」

     “Mayonēzu ga oishii.”“Ninjin no shokurepo o sē!”

     "The mayonnaise is good." "You're here to tell us about what it's like eating carrots!"