Samar

See also: samar, sámar, Sámar, såmår, and šamar

English

Samar Raion (red) in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (white) with other Ukrainian territories (peach) in the other directions

Pronunciation

• enPR: sä-mär
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.mɐɾ/

  • Audio (Philippines):

    (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmɑɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːmɑː/

Etymology 1

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

Proper noun

Samar

1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.

Derived terms

• Eastern Samar
• Northern Samar

Translations

island

• Cebuano: Samar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 薩馬 / 萨马 (Sàmǎ)

• Japanese: サマール島 (samārutō)
• Spanish: Sámar
• Tagalog: Samar

See also

provinces of the Philippinesedit

• Abra
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Aklan
• Albay
• Antique
• Apayao
• Aurora
• Basilan
• Bataan
• Batanes
• Batangas
• Benguet
• Biliran
• Bohol
• Bukidnon
• Bulacan
• Cagayan
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Camiguin
• Capiz
• Catanduanes
• Cavite
• Cebu
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao de Oro
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental
• Dinagat Islands
• Eastern Samar
• Guimaras
• Ifugao
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Iloilo
• Isabela
• Kalinga
• Laguna
• Lanao del Norte
• Lanao del Sur
• La Union
• Leyte
• Maguindanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Sur
• Marinduque
• Masbate
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental
• Mountain Province
• Negros Occidental
• Negros Oriental
• North Cotabato
• Northern Samar
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Pampanga
• Pangasinan
• Quezon
• Quirino
• Rizal
• Romblon
• Samar
• Sarangani
• Siquijor
• Sorsogon
• South Cotabato
• Southern Leyte
• Sultan Kudarat
• Sulu
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Tarlac
• Tawi-Tawi
• Zambales
• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga Sibugay

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian Самар (Samar)

Proper noun

Samar

1. A city, the administrative centre of Samar Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
   1. An urban hromada of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
   2. A raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923.

Synonyms

• (city): (historical) Novomoskovsk (until 2024), Yekaterinoslav

Meronyms

constituent rady of the raion (in July 2012)

• Bahate (silrada)
• Cherkaske (selrada)
• Holubivka (silrada)
• Hubynykha (selrada)
• Kernosivka (silrada)
• Marianivka (silrada)
• Melioratyvne (selrada)
• Mykhailivka (silrada)
• Mykolaivka (silrada)
• Novostepanivka (silrada)
• Orlivshchyna (silrada)
• Pereshchepyne (miskrada)
• Pishchanka (silrada)
• Popasne (silrada)
• Spaske (silrada)
• Vasylivka (silrada)
• Vilne (silrada)
• Zarichne (selrada)
• Znamenivka (silrada)

constituent hromadas of the raion

• Cherkaske (settlement hromada)
• Chernechchina (rural hromada)
• Hubynykha (settlement hromada)
• Lychkove (rural hromada)
• Mahdalynivka (settlement hromada)
• Pereshchepyne (urban hromada)
• Samar (urban hromada)

constituent settlements of the urban hromada

• Samar (city)

Translations

city in Ukraine

• Russian: Самарь f (Samarʹ)
• Ukrainian: Самар (uk) f (Samar)

See also

• (raion): Samar Raion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (hromada): Samar urban hromada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).

Proper noun

Samar

1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Dzongkha ས་དམར་ (sa dmar).

Proper noun

Samar

1. A gewog of Haa District, Bhutan.

Anagrams

• Samra, Sarma, amsar, maras, sarma, maars, rasam, Amars, Asmar, āśram, Marsa, Maras, SRAAM

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad (“wound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsamaɾ/ [ˈs̪a.mɐɾ̪]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mar

Proper noun

Samar (Badlit spelling ᜐᜋᜇ᜔)

1. Samar (an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
2. Samar (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Catbalogan; largest city: Calbayog)

Derived terms

• Samareño
• Samarnon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad (“wound”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsamaɾ/ [ˈsaː.mɐɾ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -amaɾ
• Syllabification: Sa‧mar

Proper noun

Samar (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜇ᜔)

1. Samar (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Catbalogan; largest city: Calbayog)

   Synonym: Kanlurang Samar

2. Samar (an island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Derived terms

• Hilagang Samar
• Kanlurang Samar
• Samarenyo
• Samarnon
• Silangang Samar

See also

provinces of the Philippines: mga lalawigan ng Pilipinasedit

• Abra
• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Aklan
• Albay
• Antique
• Apayao
• Aurora
• Basilan
• Bataan
• Batanes
• Batangas
• Benguet
• Biliran
• Bohol
• Bukidnon
• Bulacan
• Cagayan
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Camiguin
• Capiz
• Catanduanes
• Cavite
• Cebu
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental
• Guimaras
• Hilagang Cotabato
• Hilagang Samar
• Ifugao
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• Iloilo
• Isabela
• Kalinga
• Kapuluang Dinagat
• La Union
• Laguna
• Lanao del Norte
• Lanao del Sur
• Leyte
• Maguindanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Sur
• Marinduque
• Masbate
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental
• Mountain Province
• Negros Occidental
• Negros Oriental
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Occidental Mindoro
• Oriental Mindoro
• Palawan
• Pampanga
• Pangasinan
• Quezon
• Quirino
• Rizal
• Romblon
• Samar
• Sarangani
• Silangang Samar
• Siquijor
• Sorsogon
• Sultan Kudarat
• Sulu
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Tarlac
• Tawi-Tawi
• Timog Cotabato
• Timog Leyte
• Zambales
• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga Sibugay

Anagrams

• armas