seni

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Chuukese

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Preposition

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seni

  1. from

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch East Indies Malay seni (art), probably from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, reward, gift)

Noun

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seni (plural seni-seni, first-person possessive seniku, second-person possessive senimu, third-person possessive seninya)

  1. art
    1934, Soetomo, Kenang kenangan[1], page 12:
    ...sport dan seni (kunst).
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    1. the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
    2. skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
    3. artwork.
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Compounds
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Etymology 2

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From earlier se- (one) +‎ *nik (small, fine).

Adjective

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seni

  1. fine
    Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis
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Etymology 3

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From Dutch genie From French génie, from Latin genius. Doublet of zeni.

Noun

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seni (plural seni-seni, first-person possessive seniku, second-person possessive senimu, third-person possessive seninya)

  1. genius
    Synonym: genius

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈse.ni/
  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ni

Noun

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seni m pl

  1. plural of seno

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

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seni m pl

  1. plural of sene

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ni

Noun

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seni m

  1. plural of senio

Anagrams

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Javanese

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Romanization

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seni

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦤꦶ

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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sēnī

  1. inflection of sēnus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of senex (old).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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senī

  1. dative singular of senex

Adjective

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senī

  1. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
  2. (post-Classical) ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of senex
    • 1725, Petrus Polo, Mansiones Festaque Hebraeorum: Literaliter Descripta, Moraliter, Mistice, & Encomiastice exposita...[2], Barcelona:
      Conceptus ex patre Seni, et matre sterili
      Conceived from an elderly father, and sterile mother

References

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  • seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • seni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • seni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

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Adjective

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seni

  1. nominative plural masculine of sens

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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senì

  1. nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas

Malay

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Etymology

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Attested in 1921, in Sri Poestaka magazine, volume 11, in article: Djalan baroe oentoek kepandaian seni (kunst)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /səˈni/ [səˈni]
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

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seni (Jawi spelling سني, plural seni-seni, informal 1st possessive seniku, 2nd possessive senimu, 3rd possessive seninya)

  1. art

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: sêni

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)

  1. dative/locative singular of sena

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English send.

Verb

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seni

  1. to send

Turkish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

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seni

  1. accusative of sen (you)

Etymology 2

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Unknown, maybe the same as above. Also compare sizi, of the same form and function.

Pronoun

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seni

  1. Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.
    Gel buraya, seni pislik!
    Come here, you scum!

Turkmen

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Pronoun

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seni

  1. accusative of sen