saen

See also: säen and Sän

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *šeˑn(ə) (“summer”). Cognate with Navajo shį́

Noun

saen

1. summer

Derived terms

• saene (“in the summer”)
• saende (“in the summer”)
• saendeʼ (“in the (next) summer”)
• tsʼisaenniidze (“at midsummer”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 453

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈʔen/ [saˈʔen̪]
• Hyphenation: sa‧en

Pronoun

sàen (Basahan spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of sain

Conjunction

sàen (Basahan spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of sain

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪŋ/

Verb

saen

1. third-person plural present indicative of saír

Japanese

Romanization

saen

1. Rōmaji transcription of さえん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sān, from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō).

Adverb

sâen

1. quickly, soon
2. immediately, right away
3. suddenly, unexpectedly
4. just now

Descendants

• Dutch: zaan
• Limburgish: zaon

Further reading

• “saen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “saen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θan˨˦/
• Tone numbers: saen¹
• Hyphenation: saen

Etymology 1

From Chinese 申 (MC syin).

Noun

saen (1957–1982 spelling sən)

1. ninth earthly branch

See also

Chinese earthly branches: deihceiedit

• ceij
• couj
• yinz
• maux
• saenz
• ceih
• ngux
• feih
• saen
• youx
• swt
• haih

Etymology 2

From Chinese 身 (MC syin).

Noun

saen (Sawndip forms 申 or 辛, 1957–1982 spelling sən)

1. back (of the body)
2. back (of a cutting tool, opposite the cutting edge)