sengsai
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Min Nan 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor, physician, teacher”), from Middle Chinese 先生 (sen-ʂænɡ, “master, elder”), from 先 (“earlier, first”) + 生 (“born”). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
Alternative forms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)
- Alternative form of sansai.
Further reading
- “sengsai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.