"-sen" meaning in Malay

See -sen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-sen/ Forms: ـسين [Jawi]
Etymology: Borrowed from English -tion or -sion. Doublet of -syen, -shen, -esyen, and -esen. Cognates to Tok Pisin -sen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|en|-tion}} Borrowed from English -tion, {{doublet|ms|-syen|-shen|-esyen|-esen}} Doublet of -syen, -shen, -esyen, and -esen, {{cog|tpi|-sen}} Tok Pisin -sen Head templates: {{ms-suffix|j=ـسين}} -sen (Jawi spelling ـسين)
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) -tion Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, morpheme
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      "-sion",
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    ],
    [
      "-syen",
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    ],
    [
      "-shen",
      "-shen#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "-esyen",
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    ],
    [
      "-esen",
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    ],
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    ]
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    }
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      "-sion",
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    ],
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      "-shen",
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    ],
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      "-esyen",
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      "-esen",
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    ],
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