seh

See also: sĕh, Seh, and SEH

Translingual

Symbol

seh

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sena.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sena terms

English

Etymology

From Hokkien or Teochew. Its exact origins are unclear, possible etymologies include:

• Hokkien 逝 (sē, “to pass away”), which may have been used as a hyperbole to describe someone who has passed out.
• Hokkien 垂垂 (sê-sê, “(literary) to droop, to hang low”).
• Clipping of Taiwanese Hokkien 馬西／马西 (má-se, “tipsy”). This is unlikely, considering that it is not a term found in Singaporean Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [sɛː˨˦]

Adjective

seh (comparative more seh, superlative most seh)

1. (Singapore, Singlish) Drunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.

Afrikaans

Verb

seh (present seh, present participle seggende, past participle geseh)

1. obsolete spelling of sê

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeː/
• Homophone: See

Verb

seh

1. (colloquial) first-person singular present of sehen

   Synonym: (standard) sehe

2. (colloquial) singular imperative of sehen

   Synonym: (standard) sieh (siehe)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sex/, [seç]
• Rhymes: -ex

Verb

seh

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of sēon