sen n : a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

English

Etymology

Japanese 千.

Pronunciation

• /sɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

1. The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 1/100 yen.
2. A coin worth one yen.

Basque

Noun

sen

1. mind

See also

• adimen
• buru
• gogo

Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

sen (plural: siz; possessive adjective: seniñ)

1. you

Czech

Noun

sen

1. dream

Related terms

• snít
• bezesný

Esperanto

Preposition

sen

1. without

Finnish

Etymology

The genitive and genitive-looking accusative singular of the demonstrative pronoun se.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sen
• Rhymes: en, ken
• lang=fi|[sen]

Pronoun

sen

1. it (accusative; direct object):

   • Voisitko tehdä sen?
     • Could you please do it?

2. its (genitive):

   • Tuo rotta on varsinainen kiusankappale! Joudun keräämään sen jätöksiä kuistiltani joka aamu.
     • That rat is really a nuisance! I have to gather its poopoo from my veranda every morning.

Inflection

• See se.

Indonesian

Noun

sen

1. cent

Japanese

Romaji

1. thousand, one thousand
2. war, battle, match
3. line
4. boat, ship
5. spring, fountain
6. wash
7. obsolete monetary unit equal to .01 yen

Latvian

Etymology

Adverbial form of sens

Adverb

sen

1. long ago

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

sen

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having either of two tones, sēn or sěn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Polish

Pronunciation

/sen/

Noun

sen (plural: sny)

1. a dream

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

sen

1. late

   sent en kväll = late an evening

   Jag måste skynda, för jag är redan sen till ett möte = I have to hurry, because I’m already late for a meeting

2. later, after that

   Först gjorde vi si, och sen gjorde vi så = First we did like this, and then we did like that

Synonyms

• sedan (2)

See also

• tack för senast

Turkish

Pronoun

sen

1. you.

Vietnamese

Noun

sen

1. lotus

For the three-letter abbreviation, see SEN.

The term Sen may refer to:

People

• Sen (surname), a Bengali name
• Amartya Sen, economist, Nobel Prize winner
• Ashoke Sen, theoretical physicist
• Ballal Sen (1159-1179)
• Keshab Chandra Sen, social reformer of India
• Lakshman Sen (1179-1206)
• Nandana Sen, actress
• Pabitra Kumar Sen, plant physiologist and social reformer, winner of the Rathindra Nath Tagore award
• Princess Sen, granddaughter of Japanese shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa
• Riya Sen, actress in Indian films
• Suchitra Sen, actress in Bengali cinema
• Sushmita Sen, Indian actress, Miss Universe 1994
• Raima Sen, Indian actress

Currency

• Sen, a unit of currency that is the original subdivision of:
  • Japanese yen
  • Cambodian riel
  • Malaysian ringgit

Other

• Sen, an abbreviation for the title Senator
• Sen, nickname for the NHL team Ottawa Senators