Etymology

sen

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Today it means: Self. Full definition →

Middle English selven
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sen · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromselven
  2. English todaysen

From a syncopation of Middle English selven, selfen, variants of selfe, self. More at self.

sen · noun2

Borrowed from Japanese 銭(せん) (sen).

sen · noun3

  1. Old French · derived fromcent“hundred”
  2. Dutch · derived fromcent
  3. Indonesian · borrowed fromsen
  4. English todaysen

From Indonesian sen, from Dutch cent, from Old French cent (“hundred”). See further etymology at cent.

sen · noun4

  1. English · derived fromcent
  2. Malay · borrowed fromsen
  3. English todaysen

From Malay sen, from English cent. See further etymology at cent.

sen · noun5

  1. Thai · derived fromเส้น
  2. English todaysen

From Thai เส้น (sên).

Sen · noun6

Abbreviation.

Sen · proper noun7

  1. Japanese · derived from禅
  2. English todaySen

Borrowed from German Sen, a former transcription of Japanese 禅 (zen). Doublet of Zen, Chen, dhyana, and jhana.

Sen · proper noun8

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromसेन
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromসেন
  3. Khmer · borrowed fromសេន
  4. English todaySen

Borrowed from Khmer សេន (seen), Bengali সেন (Sen) and/or Hindi सेन (sen).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcent all →

cent

Englishcent all →

sene

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