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zen
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)
- (religion) A denomination of Buddhism.
- (religion) Profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism.
- 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)
- (religion) Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism.
- (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
- fishhook
Aynu
Etymology
Related to Persian ??? (zan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?n/
Noun
zen
- woman
References
- Otto Ladstätter, Andreas Tietze, Die Abdal (Äynu) in Xinjiang (1994)
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?en/
Verb
zen
- 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
- zen
Declension
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
zen m (plural zen)
- zen
Adjective
zen (invariable)
- pertaining to zen.
- (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
- (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
- R?maji transcription of ??
Mandarin
Romanization
zen
- Nonstandard spelling of z?n.
- 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)
- Zen
- (religion) denomination of Buddhism
- (informal) philosophy
Adjective
zen (plural zen, comparable)
- zen
- (religion) pertaining to the Zen denomination of Buddhism
- (informal) extremely relaxing
- (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)
- 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.
- 1952, Epistle to the Hebrews, 9.13,14, translated by Arie de Jong.
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zed
English
Etymology
From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ???? (zêta). Letter had rare nonstandard usage in Old English, such as in bezt, where it represented "ts" (compare the German pronunciation of Z). For the sleep sense, see zzz. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. Doublet of zeta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Noun
zed (plural zeds) (chiefly Commonwealth)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
- (in combination) Something Z-shaped.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
- (slang) A zombie.
- A horde of zeds began to shuffle into the shopping mall.
Synonyms
- (all): zee (US, Newfoundland)
- (letter): izzard (Scotland)
- (sleep): zee (Canada) (more common)
Translations
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Verb
zed (third-person singular simple present zeds, present participle zedding, simple past and past participle zedded) (chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, South Africa)
- (intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
- (intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
- 1931, Reginald Rankin, The Collected Works of Lt. Colonel Sir Reginald Rankin
- We were zedding hell-bells up the hill towards Cervione, with a bank of road metal and a precipice on our left...
- 1931, Reginald Rankin, The Collected Works of Lt. Colonel Sir Reginald Rankin
See also
- zeta
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Adjective
zed
- stewed, sodden
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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