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senna

/ˈsenə/SEH-nuh
/ˈsɛnə/SEH-nuh

Meaningsenna plant

Common meaning: a laxative plant

Journey through time

  1. Arabicsanā‘senna’source
  2. Italiansenasource
  3. Englishsenna‘a laxative plant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Arabic sanā ‘senna plant’.

Roots

  • sanā Arabic “senna plant”

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