samsam

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Bikol Central[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

samsam

  1. to accumulate wealth (illegally)
  2. to grab money, land, property
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Chinese.

Noun[edit]

samsam

  1. belly pork

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

samsam

  1. to mumble

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

samsam

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

Descendants[edit]

  • → Papiamentu: sam

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

samsám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)

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

Further reading[edit]

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