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sen.

Self.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛn/
  1. Self.

    East-Midlands · Yorkshire
    "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."
Where this word comes from

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

noun/sɛn/
  1. A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.

  2. A coin of this value.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 銭(せん) (sen).

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

Where this word comes from

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

noun/sɛn/
  1. A unit of Malaysian currency, worth one hundredth of a ringgit.

  2. A coin of this value.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/sɛn/
  1. A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Thai เส้น (sên).

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