zen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zen"
Translingual
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Zen. In more general use, popularized by Eugen Herrigel's 1948 Zen in the Art of Archery and Robert M. Pirsig's 1974 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
zen (uncountable)
- (religion) Synonym of enlightenment, particularly the kind acquired through Zen meditation.
- An approach to instruction, understanding, or an activity similarly emphasizing 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++
Synonyms
- (a simple & intuitive method reflecting supposed Eastern wisdom): tao
Adjective
zen (comparative more zen, superlative most zen)
- (religion) Alternative letter-case form of Zen: of or related to Zen Buddhism, particularly its focus on indirect teaching of wisdom through riddles and stories.
- 2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:37:10:
- Greggs: You hung over? Just sayin', you look like shit.
Moreland: You know what you need at a crime scene?
Greggs: Rubber glove?
Moreland: Soft eyes.
Greggs: Like I'm s'posed to cry an' shit?
Moreland: You got soft eyes, you can see the whole thing. You got hard eyes? You starin' at the same tree, missin' the forest.
Greggs: Ah. Zen shit.
Moreland: Soft eyes, grasshopper.
- Greggs: You hung over? Just sayin', you look like shit.
- 2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:37:10:
- (colloquial) Wise, displaying enlightenment or similar wisdom, insightful, unburdened and free of worries, extremely relaxed and capable.
References
- “zen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Antillean Creole
Aynu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
References
- Otto Ladstätter, Andreas Tietze, Die Abdal (Äynu) in Xinjiang (1994)
Basque
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- Rhymes: -en
- Hyphenation: zen
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzen/, [ˈze̞n]
- IPA(key): /ˈtsen/, [ˈts̠e̞n]
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification(key): zen
Declension
Inflection of zen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | zen | zenit | ||
genitive | zenin | zenien | ||
partitive | zeniä | zenejä | ||
illative | zeniin | zeneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | zen | zenit | ||
accusative | nom. | zen | zenit | |
gen. | zenin | |||
genitive | zenin | zenien | ||
partitive | zeniä | zenejä | ||
inessive | zenissä | zeneissä | ||
elative | zenistä | zeneistä | ||
illative | zeniin | zeneihin | ||
adessive | zenillä | zeneillä | ||
ablative | zeniltä | zeneiltä | ||
allative | zenille | zeneille | ||
essive | zeninä | zeneinä | ||
translative | zeniksi | zeneiksi | ||
abessive | zenittä | zeneittä | ||
instructive | — | zenein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “zen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Further reading
- “zen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Japanese 禅 (ぜん, zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen) (compare Mandarin 禅 (chán), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Akin to dhyana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
- Hyphenation: zèn
Further reading
- “zen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Mandarin
Romanization
zen
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 禅, from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
- Syllabification: zen
Declension
Masculine inanimate:
Declension of zen
This word is indeclinable when used as a neuter noun.
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθen/ [ˈθẽn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsen/ [ˈsẽn]
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: zen
Further reading
- “zen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sen/
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.
- If the blood of bulls and billies, and the ashes of heifers, which is sprinkled to clean the body, already sanctifies profane people,
- 1952, Epistle to the Hebrews, 9.13,14, translated by Arie de Jong.
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