Etymograph

English

sinseh

Sinseh comes from Hokkien 先生.

  1. Hokkienmodern先生1sin-seⁿ
  2. Englishtodaysinseh1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sinseh

Lineage

  1. Hokkienmodern先生Wiktionary, English sinsehsin-seⁿ
  2. EnglishtodaysinsehWiktionary, English sinseh

Linked words

through Hokkien 先生

sensei

Today it means

noun A traditional Chinese physician.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sinseh”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Hokkien 先生 / sinseh

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