sian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sian"

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 𤺪 (siān).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /sjɛn˨/

Adjective

sian (comparative more sian, superlative most sian)

1. (colloquial, Singapore, Singlish) Bored, weary or fed-up.
   • 2006 October 3, Serene Luo, w:The Straits Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, →OCLC, section 3:

     [Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.

2. (colloquial, Singapore, Singlish) Dull, boring, wearisome.

Anagrams

• anis, Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, nais, AINs, Anis, Sian, ISNA, Sain, Nias, sain, as in, ains, Isan, nasi', NIAS

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

sian

1. accusative singular of sia

Finnish

Noun

sian

1. genitive singular of sika

Anagrams

• anis, nais, nais-, sain

Old Dutch

Etymology

From earlier *sehan, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Verb

sian

1. to see

Inflection

Conjugation of sian (strong class 5 irregular, Verner alternation)

infinitive	sian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sio, sion	sah
2nd person singular	sies, siest	sāgi, sāgis
3rd person singular	siet	sah
1st person plural	sion	sāgun
2nd person plural	siet	sāgut
3rd person plural	siont	sāgun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sie	sāgi
2nd person singular	sies, siest	sāgi, sāgis
3rd person singular	sie	sāgi
1st person plural	sien	sāgin
2nd person plural	siet	sāgit
3rd person plural	sien	sāgin
imperative	present
singular	sih
plural	siet
participle	present	past
	siandi	sian, gisian

Derived terms

• anasian
• bisian
• farsian

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sien
  • Dutch: zien
    • Afrikaans: sien
    • Javindo: sien, siet
    • Jersey Dutch: zîn, zîne
  • Limburgish: zeen

Further reading

• “sian”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic *sīnā. Cognate with Irish síon.

Noun

sian f (genitive singular sìne, plural siantan)

1. (rough) weather, storm

Etymology 2

Noun

sian m

1. Alternative form of sìon