samsam

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sam‧sam
  • IPA(key): /samˈsam/ [samˈsam]

Etymology 1

Verb

samsam

  1. to accumulate wealth (illegally)
  2. to grab money, land, property
Derived terms
  • magsamsam
  • samsamon

Etymology 2

From Chinese.

Noun

samsam

  1. belly pork

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sam‧sam
  • IPA(key): /ˈsamsam/ [ˈs̪am.s̪ɐm]

Verb

samsam

  1. to mumble

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans saam-saam. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑmˈsɑm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sam‧sam

Adverb

samsam

  1. (Netherlands) fifty-fifty, equally, with equal shares or contributions

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: sam

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˈsam/ [sɐmˈsam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: sam‧sam

Noun

samsám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)

  1. confiscation; seizure (of property)
    Synonyms: pagkumpiska, kumpiskasyon, ilit, pag-ilit, embargo, pag-embargo
  2. property confiscated or seized

Derived terms

  • masamsam
  • pagsamsam
  • samsaman
  • samsamin
  • sumamsam
  • tagapanamsam
  • tagasamsam

Adjective

samsám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)

  1. confiscated; seized (by an authority)
    Synonym: kumpiskado

Further reading

  • “samsam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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