sez

See also: SEZ and sèz

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Senthang with z as a placeholder.

Symbol

sez

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Senthang Chin.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Senthang Chin terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛz/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛz

Verb

sez

1. Eye dialect spelling of says.

   Sez who? – Sez me!

   • 2009, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 169:

     "Whoo!" Dr. Blatnoyd had a soda straw and was busy snorting away. "No worries, it's on the house, as the TV antenna man always sez.... Hmm, missed a little...."

Anagrams

• EZs, Sze

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Navajo sis. Compare also Lower Tanana theth.

Noun

sez

1. belt

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 459

Bouyei

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɯ˩/

Noun

sez

1. sweet potato

   Synonym: legsez

Derived terms

• sezbol
• sezhaaul
• sezndingl
• sezxeenz

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sez

Etymology 1

From French seize.

Numeral

sez

1. sixteen

Etymology 2

From French chaise.

Noun

sez

1. chair