Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sen

/sɛn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: sen
IPA: /sɛn/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.

noun

A coin of this value.

noun

A unit of Indonesian currency, worth one hundredth of a rupiah.

noun

A unit of Malaysian currency, worth one hundredth of a ringgit.

noun

A coin of this value.

noun

A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of special educational needs.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Hear all, see all, say nowt. Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ivver tha does owt fer nowt, mek sure tha does it fer thi sen.""
"Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through."
"In [...] the 1850 streets of this city, there were 1050 of the Ten Dai’s Religion, 10070 of the sect Singon, 5402 of Fosso, 11016 of Sen..."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: selven, sen, cent, เส้น, 禅, সেন

Usage

Inflected Forms

sens (plural)

Derived Forms

hersen mysen thysen thissen yoursen yersen

Phrases

mi sen thee sen sen high

Frequently Paired Words

sen high

Homonyms

Seine

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce sen?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛn/.
What does sen mean?: Self.
Where does sen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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