sian
UK/ʃɑːn/
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Singapore/sjɛn˨/
sian adjective: bored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
Adjective
sian (comparative more sian, superlative most sian)
- Bored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
- [Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.2006 October 3, Serene Luo, The Straits Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, →OCLC, section 3
- “In a country where aspiration drives so much of who we are and what we want, it’s particularly sian to feel stuck,” he suggested.2021 May 8, Sophie Chew, “I’m Sian. You’re Sian. We’re All So Damn Sian. But That’s Okay”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 08 May 2021
- Repetitive and boring, wearisome.
- — Sian. Fucking sian.
— Complain less. You bite that pencil anymore next time got termites inside you.1997, Dave Chua, Gone Case, Ethos Books, →ISBN
- — Sian. Fucking sian.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Sian
Sian
- A female given name from Welsh [in turn from Hebrew].
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Sian
Sian
- Alternative form of Siyan.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Sian
Sian
- Alternative form of Xi'an.
- As the day drew near it was obvious that it would not bring unmixed joy. Ominous rumors were coming from Sian in the northwest, where Young Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and his troops were now stationed.1938, Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 228
- Chiang refused to see any Communists in Sian until Mme Chiang arrived, according to X. Chou (En-lai) went to Mme Chiang and begged her to arrange an interview with Chiang. She finally agreed. Chou was very apologetic all the time he talked to Chiang.1968, Edgar Snow, Random Notes on Red China 1936-1945, 2nd printing, page 2
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Sian
Sian
- An endangered language spoken in the Belaga, Sarawak District in east Malaysia. It has no written form.
Proper noun (5) capitalized: Sian
Sian (plural Sians)
- A surname.
Forms of sian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sian |
| superlative | most sian |
| alternative form | xian |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sians |
Origin of sian
From Hokkien 𤺪 (siān).
An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
From Central Kurdish سیان (syan).
Words that rhyme with sian
Questions about sian
- What does sian mean?
- Sian means bored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
- What part of speech is sian?
- Sian can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sian?
- Sian is pronounced /sjɛn˨/ (Singapore).
Words near sian in the dictionary
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