seni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seni"

Chuukese

Preposition

seni

1. from

Cornish

Etymology

From son (“sound”) +‎ -i

Verb

seni

1. (music) to play
2. to ring
3. to sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of seni

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	sonav	senydh	sen	senyn	senowgh	senons	senir
	preterite	senis	sensys	sonas	sensyn	sensowgh	sonsons	senas
	imperfect	senyn	senys	seni	senyn	senewgh	senens	senys
	pluperfect	sonsen	sonses	sonsa	sonsen	sonsewgh	sonsens	sonsys
subjunctive	present/future	senniv	senni	sonno	sennyn	sennowgh	sonnons	senner
	imperfect	sonnen	sonnes	sonna	sonnen	sonnewgh	sonnens	sonnys
imperative		—	son	senes	senyn	senewgh	senens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow seni			senys

Derived terms

• dasseni (“echo”, verb)

References

• “seni” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈni/ [səˈni]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: se‧ni

Etymology 1

From Malay seni (“art”), probably from Sanskrit सनी (sanī, “reward, gift”).

Noun

sêni (plural seni-seni)

1. art
   • 1934, Soetomo, Kenang kenangan‎^[1], page 12:

     ...sport dan seni (kunst).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Affixations

• berkesenian
• berseni
• kesenian
• menyeni

Compounds

• seni arca
• seni badingkut
• seni bangunan
• seni belanja
• seni berteater
• seni bina
• seni budaya
• seni derita
• seni drama
• seni drama amatir
• seni dramatik
• seni eksperimental
• seni grafis
• seni instalasi
• seni keramik
• seni kriya
• seni Kubro Siswo
• seni kuliner
• seni lukis
• seni murni
• seni pahat
• seni panggung
• seni penjing
• seni peran
• seni pertunjukan
• seni ritual
• seni rupa
• seni rupa pertunjukan
• seni sastra
• seni suara
• seni suara instrumental
• seni suara vokal
• seni sungging
• seni syubanul muslimin
• seni taman
• seni tari
• seni tradisional
• seni tutur
• seni ukir
• seni urban
• seni vektor
• seni visual
• seni wayang

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly contains the prefix se- +‎ and from the same root as nik.

Adjective

seni (comparative lebih seni, superlative paling seni) (uncommon)

1. Fine; of delicate, discrete, or slender attribute.

   Synonyms: kecil, halus, tipis

   1. (by extension, of a voice) Smooth and silvery; mellifluous, dulcet.
   2. (of someone's figure or build) Lithe; slim.

Derived terms

• air seni
• menyeni
• ular seni

Etymology 3

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

Noun

seni (plural seni-seni)

1. (dated) genius

   Synonym: genius

Further reading

• “seni”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of seno

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

seni m pl

1. plural of sene

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Noun

seni m

1. plural of senio

Anagrams

• Ines, Nesi, in sé

Javanese

Romanization

seni

1. romanization of ꦱꦼꦤꦶ

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈseː.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛː.ni]

Numeral

sēnī

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

Etymology 2

Inflected form of senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛ.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛː.ni]

Noun

senī

1. dative singular of senex

Adjective

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

• “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

Adjective

seni

1. nominative masculine plural of sens

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɛˈnʲɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɪ
• Syllabification: se‧ni̇̀

Adjective

seni̇̀

1. nominative/vocative masculine plural of senas

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

seni (Jawi spelling سني, plural seni-seni)

1. art

Descendants

• Indonesian: sêni

References

• "seni" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "seni" at PRPM first version)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

seni (Cyrillic spelling сени)

1. dative/locative singular of sena

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English send.

Verb

seni

1. to send
   • 1978, “Di Krisneti Kisi”, in Kerstmis in Suriname, performed by Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria":

     Di Kresneti kisi, Nana ben seni en pikin / na ini a grontapu fu krin wi ala siki / A no ben kon leki wan kownu, ma leki wan mofinawan / na ini wan pina-oso, na ini na sabana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana / Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana

     When Christmas occurred, God sent his son / into the world to cleanse all our illnesses / He didn't come as a king, but as a poor man/ into a hut in the desert / Come let us pray to the Creator / Come let us pray to the Creator

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈni/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic اَلْ (al-)

Arabic سُنَّة f (sunna)

Arabic السُّنَّة (as-sunna)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy)bor.

Ottoman Turkish سنی (seni)

Turkish seni

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سنی (seni), borrowed from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from السُّنَّة (as-sunna, “the Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen: you

   Seni seviyorum ― I love you

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

seni

1. Form of sen used in some vocative and attributive constructions.

   Gel buraya, seni pislik!

   Come here, you scum!

Turkmen

Pronoun

seni

1. accusative of sen