samsu

English

Noun

samsu (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of samshu.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamsu]
• Hyphenation: sam‧su

Etymology 1

From Malay samsu, from Cantonese 三燒／三烧 (saam¹ siu1, “thrice burnt”).

Noun

samsu (plural samsu-samsu)

1. samshu, a strong Chinese wine distilled from rice

Etymology 2

Noun

samsu (plural samsu-samsu)

1. nonstandard spelling of syamsu (“sun”)

Further reading

• “samsu”, 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