xen

See also: xen-

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• xenu, axen, axenu, cãsen, cãsenu

Etymology

From Greek ξένος (xénos).

Adjective

xen m (feminine xeanã, masculine plural xenj, feminine plural xeani or xeane)

1. foreign

Synonyms

• xinãtor
• striin

Derived terms

• xeanã
• xinit
• pataxen
• xinumsescu
• xenu-

Noun

xen m (plural xenj, feminine equivalent xeanã)

1. foreigner

Synonyms

• xinãtor
• striin

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xen/

Verb

xen

1. to eat

References

• Tryon, Darrell T. (1967), “xen”, in Dehu-English dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; C–6)‎^[1], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 132

Further reading

• Tryon, D. T.; Hackman, B. D. (1983), Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification (Pacific Linguistics; C-72)‎^[2], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
• Leenhardt, Maurice (1946), Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mélanésie [Languages ​​and dialects of Austro-Melanesia] (Travaux et mémoires de l'Institut d'ethnologie; XLVI) (in French), Paris: Institut d'ethnologie

Timote

Numeral

xen

1. alternative form of xem (“two”)

Further reading

• Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004), page 128 (notes that this form, and xem, is used in both Timote and Cuica)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from a proto-form whose *-r- infixed instrumental derivative gave rise to chèn (see also such pairs as chèo and xeo as well as chày and xay).

Both xen and chèn may also be related to chen.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˧˧]

Verb

xen • (偏, 扦, 𦍫)

1. to edge oneself; to insert; to come between
2. (colloquial) to interfere; to meddle; to intervene

Derived terms

• chêm xen
• đan xen
• xen kẽ
• xen lẫn

See also

• chen