Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seh

[sɛː˨˦]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
seh
IPA
[sɛː˨˦]
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.

noun

Initialism of structured exception handling.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Etymology

From Hokkien or Teochew. Its exact origins are unclear, possible etymologies include: * Hokkien 逝 (sē, “to pass away”), which may have been used as a hyperbole to describe someone who has passed out. * Hokkien 垂垂 (sê-sê, “(literary) to droop, to hang low”). * Clipping of Taiwanese Hokkien 馬西／马西 (má-se, “tipsy”). This is unlikely, considering that it is not a term found in Singaporean Hokkien.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more seh (comparative) most seh (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce seh?
The recorded pronunciation is [sɛː˨˦].
What does seh mean?
Drunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.
Where does seh come from?
From Hokkien or Teochew. Its exact origins are unclear, possible etymologies include: * Hokkien 逝 (sē, “to pass away”), which may have been used as a hyperbole to describe someone who has passed out. * Hokkien 垂垂 (sê-sê, “(literary) to droop, to hang low”). * Clipping of Taiwanese Hokkien 馬西／马西 (má-se, “tipsy”). This is unlikely, considering that it is not a term found in Singaporean Hokkien.

How to pronounce seh

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