xen

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

Noun

xen m (plural xenj, feminine equivalent xeanã)

1. foreigner

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xen/

Verb

xen

1. to eat

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˧˧]

Verb

xen

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