different between zek vs zen

English

Etymology

From Russian ???? (z??k), probably representing a pronunciation of ?/? (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of ??????????? (zaklju?ónnyj, “prisoner”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /z?k/

Noun

zek (plural zeks)

1. A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp. [from 20th c.]
   • 1988, Stefani Hoffman, translating Natan Sharansky, Fear No Evil, p. 235:

     Every prisoner who recants is a potential influence on other zeks to do likewise.

   • 2004, Jason Burke, The Observer, 8 Feb 2004:

     There are the zeks, the survivors of the gulags, some honest about their experiences, others still deluded or traumatised decades later.

Anagrams

• Kez

Basque

Noun

zek

1. ergative indefinite of ze

Breton

Numeral

zek

1. Soft mutation of dek.

English

Alternative forms

• Zen

Etymology

From Japanese ?(??) (zen), from Middle Chinese ? (MC d??i?n) (compare Mandarin ? (Chán), an abbreviation of ?? (MC d??i?n n?), from Sanskrit ????? (dhy?na, “a type of meditation”). Akin to dhyana.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

zen (uncountable)

1. (religion) A denomination of Buddhism.
2. (religion) Profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism.
3. An approach to an activity, skill, or subject that emphasizes simplicity and intuition rather than conventional thinking or fixation on goals.

   the zen of cooking; the zen of passing the bar exam; the zen of C++

Usage notes

Often capitalized, similar to a proper noun, when talking about the denomination proper (compare Catholicism),rather than the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”

Synonyms

• (approach emphasizing simplicity etc): tao

Adjective

zen (comparative more zen, superlative most zen)

1. (religion) Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism.
2. (colloquial) Enlightened, unburdened and free of worries; chill, extremely relaxed and collected.

Translations

References

• zen at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Enz, NZE

Antillean Creole

Noun

zen

1. fishhook

Aynu

Etymology

Related to Persian ??? (zan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/

Noun

zen

1. woman

References

• Otto Ladstätter, Andreas Tietze, Die Abdal (Äynu) in Xinjiang (1994)

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?en/

Verb

zen

1. Third-person singular (hura) past indicative form of izan; he/she/it was

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?zen/, [?ze?n]
• IPA^(key): /?tsen/, [?ts?e?n]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: zen

Noun

zen

1. zen

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

zen m (plural zen)

1. zen

Adjective

zen (invariable)

1. pertaining to zen.
2. (colloquial) extremely relaxed and collected.

Further reading

• “zen” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• nez

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese ? (??, zen), from Middle Chinese ? (MC d??i?n) (compare Mandarin ? (chán), an abbreviation of ?? (MC d??i?n n?), from Sanskrit ????? (dhy?na, “a type of meditation”). Akin to dhyana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?n/
• Hyphenation: zèn

Noun

zen

1. (religion) A denomination of Buddhism.

Further reading

• “zen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

zen

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Mandarin

Romanization

zen

1. Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zèn.

Usage notes

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

Portuguese

Noun

zen m (uncountable)

1. Zen
   1. (religion) denomination of Buddhism
   2. (informal) philosophy

Adjective

zen (plural zen, comparable)

1. zen
   1. (religion) pertaining to the Zen denomination of Buddhism
   2. (informal) extremely relaxing
2. (slang, of a person) calm, peaceful, not easily angered

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zinder, French cendre and English cinder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?sen/

Noun

zen (nominative plural zens)

1. ash, cinder
   • 1952, Epistle to the Hebrews, 9.13,14, translated by Arie de Jong.

     If ya blud toras e hikaparas, e zen kunüla, kel pagifülon ad klinükön koapi, saludükon profenanis,

     vio mödikumo blud Kristusa, kel ededietom oki dub Lanal laidüpik nenmiotädiko Gode, oklinükon konsieni obsik de vobots deadik, ad kultön Godi liföl.

     If the blood of bulls and billies, and the ashes of heifers, which is sprinkled to clean the body, already sanctifies profane people,

     how much more will the blood of Christ, who gave himself unblemished to God because of the eternal Spirit, clean our conscience from dead deeds to worship the living God.

Declension