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sênnoun

line

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

linelexitron

2n.

linewiktionary

3n.

anything that is long and thin: hair, rope, string, thread, etcwiktionary

4n.

a traditional unit of length, equal to 20 wa or 40 metreswiktionary

5n.

connections: associates, relations, acquaintances, etc, especially representing or having some influence or power(slang)wiktionary

6cls.

Classifier for long, thin things, such as hair, rope, string, thread, noodle, road, etcwiktionary

Built from

From Proto-Tai *selꟲ (classifier for long, thin objects). Compare Middle Chinese 線 (MC sjenH, “thread”). Cognate with Lao ເສັ້ນ (sen), Shan သဵၼ်ႈ (sāen), Saek แซ̂น.

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