sinse

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sengsai
• singse

Etymology

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): /sin.se/
• Hyphenation: sin‧sé

Noun

sinse (first-person possessive sinseku, second-person possessive sinsemu, third-person possessive sinsenya)

1. shaman.
2. traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Related terms

• sensei

Further reading

• “sinse” 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.