Dictionary

sen en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (East-Midlands, Yorkshire) Self.
   • "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."

Deriveds

thee sen · yoursen · thissen · yersen · thysen · mysen · mi sen · hersen

sen en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 銭(せん) (sen).

Meanings

1. A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
2. A coin of this value.
   • Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through. 2013, Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen, page 70:

Forms

sen en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

sen en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A unit of Malaysian currency, worth one hundredth of a ringgit.
2. A coin of this value.

Forms

sen en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Thai เส้น (sên).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters.

Relateds

sen high