singse

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 先生 (sin-seⁿ, “doctor; physician; teacher”), from 先 (sin, “earlier; first”) + 生 (seⁿ, “to be born”). Compare Japanese 先生 (sensei, “teacher; elder”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siŋ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: sing‧sê

Noun

singse (first-person possessive singseku, second-person possessive singsemu, third-person possessive singsenya)

  1. (informal) Synonym of sinse.

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