sengi

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛŋɡi/    美 /ˈsɛŋɡi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae within the Macroscelidea order, native to Africa.
    — Four-toed elephant shrew or sengi Petrodromus tetradactylus
  2. A former (1967–1993) monetary unit of Zaire, one hundredth of a likuta, and one ten-thousandth of a zaire; it was issued only in ten sengi coins. historical

词形变化

sengis plural sengis plural sengi plural senghi alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Swahili sengi, probably from another Bantu language (compare Giryama sanje).
词源 2
PIE word
*pénkʷe
Borrowed from Kongo sengi, senki, from French cinq (“five”) (in the sense of five sous). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, and punch (“beverage”).
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