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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

English

Pronoun

nen

1. (Tyneside) none

Anagrams

• NNE

Abinomn

Noun

nen

1. elder brother

Ainu

Etymology

From ne (“interrogatory root”) +? n (“person”). See nep, nekon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne?n]

Pronoun

nen (Kana spelling ??)

1. (interrogative) who

Synonyms

• hunna

See also

Catalan

Alternative forms

• nin (“Mallorca”)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ninus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?n?n/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?n?n/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?nen/

Noun

nen m (plural nens, feminine nena)

1. boy, male child

Further reading

• “nen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nen” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “nen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cornish

Noun

nen

1. ceiling

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

Dutch

Article

nen

1. (Brabant) Alternative form of ne

Usage notes

See usage notes at ne.

German

Article

nen

1. Nonstandard form of 'n.

Japanese

Romanization

nen

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Ladin

Pronoun

nen

1. some

Mandarin

Romanization

nen (Zhuyin ???)

1. Nonstandard spelling of nèn.

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.

Middle Low German

Etymology

Probably shortened from Old Saxon nihen (“not one”).

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ê²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /n??n/

Article

nên

1. no, none; used and inflected in the same way as the article ên.
   • ca. 1485, author unknown, Van deme quaden thyra?ne Dracole wyda., published by Bartholomaeus Gothan, verso of the 5th sheet:

     Gy ?ynt de ?node?te vn? de grote?te thiran. den men vinden mach in alle der werlnde_[sic]. vn? ik hebbe nene? min?che? ny ghe?een noch ghehort de iuw ye wat gudes na ?echt heft.

     You are the vilest and greatest tyrant that one might find in all the world, and I have not seen nor heard one human, that has ever said a good thing about you.

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• n?n

Etymology

Blend of ne (“not”) +? ?n (“one”). Akin to Old English n?n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ne?n/, [?n??n]

Determiner

n?n

1. no, not one

Pronoun

n?n

1. none, no-one, nobody

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: neen, naan
• West Frisian: neen

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?/

Adverb

nen

1. not even (introduces an emphatic negation or exclusion)

   • Nen ela outro??i anos de nõ pode Se deus Maiude dizer q? nõ rogue de coraçõ

     Not even she can’t tell us, if God helps me, that one shouldn’t beg heartily

Conjunction

nen

1. nor (introduces each except the first term of a series, indicating that none of them is true)

   • Porend a ?ant e?critura que non mente nen erra nos conta un gn? miragre que fez en Engra terra. A uirgen ?anta maria.

     However, the Holy Scripture, which doesn’t lie nor err, tells of a great miracle that Virgin Holy Mary worked in England.

Descendants

• Fala: nin
• Galician: nin
• Portuguese: nem

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English name.

Noun

nen

1. name

Derived terms

• deinen

Volapük

Preposition

nen

1. without

Welsh

Noun

nen f (plural nennau or nennoedd, not mutable)

1. heaven

Synonyms

• nef