sama-sama

English

Etymology

Duplication of Malay sama (“same”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈsamaˌsama/

Adjective

sama-sama (not comparable)

1. (Singapore, informal) The same; identical.
   • 2006 October 5, Kaffein-nated: Funny Thing: Singlish:

     What else, you tell me, can make a group of young men from various backgrounds, educational levels and races doing their National Service (aka Army) and communicating on a sama-sama wavelength?

   • 2008 May 30, ‘Little People’: A Clarification: Opinionated:

     Then all the apologists come and try defend this tai-tai. Come on la. They are all sama-sama elitist.

   • 2009 February 27, Exclusive Interview With Mas Selamat Bin Kastari:

     If I do, I just call my brudders activate 3 Bangla, hide in 3 different cars of sama-sama brand and then tip off ICA.

   • 2015 August 26, Gwee Li Sui, Singapore English Archives- The Middle Ground SinGweesh on Wednesday: Kua Kua:

     Well, “dun dun dun dun” and “kua kua” are sama-sama because “kua kua” also at once casts real life as a movie.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sama-sama,reduplication of sama (“same”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: sa‧ma-sa‧ma

Phrase

sama-sama

1. you're welcome, has a connotation of same to you

Adverb

sama-sama

1. both; each other

Verb

sama-sama

1. (colloquial) together

   Synonyms: bersama-sama, bareng

See also

• terima kasih

Further reading

• “sama-sama”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• sama2, sama² (informal, SMS)

Etymology

Reduplication of sama (“same”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌsamə ˈsamə/ [ˌsa.mə ˈsa.mə]

  Rhymes: -mə, -ə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]

  Rhymes: -ma, -a

• Hyphenation: sa‧ma sa‧ma

Adverb

sama-sama (Jawi spelling سام٢)

1. together
2. also

   Synonyms: turut serta, serta, juga

3. each other

   Synonym: saling

Phrase

sama-sama (Jawi spelling سام٢)

1. you're welcome, used in reply to terima kasih (“thank you”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sama-sama (inherited)

Further reading

• "sama-sama" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of sama (“join; accompany”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsaː.mɐ ˈsaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: sa‧ma-sa‧ma

Adjective

sama-sama (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜐᜋ)

1. all together
2. united

Derived terms

• magsama-sama
• pagsama-samahin

See also

• sabay-sabay