shen
See also: shén, shèn, Shén, shēn, and shěn
Mandarin
Romanization
shen
- Nonstandard spelling of shēn.
- Nonstandard spelling of shén.
- Nonstandard spelling of shěn.
- Nonstandard spelling of shèn.
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.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish sin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛᵈn/
Determiner
shen
- (used with the definite article) that
- yn fer shen ― that man
Pronoun
shen
- that
- Shen my voir.
- That is my mother.
Derived terms
- er shen
- voish shen
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| shen | hen after "yn", çhen | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish cien.
Numeral
shen
- hundred (100)