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

• IPA^(key): /sɛŋ.sai/
• Hyphenation: sèng‧sai

Noun

sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

1. (informal) Synonym of sinse.

Alternative forms

• sinse
• singse

Related terms

• sensei

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səŋ.sai/
• Hyphenation: sêng‧sai

Noun

sengsai (first-person possessive sengsaiku, second-person possessive sengsaimu, third-person possessive sengsainya)

1. 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.