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sampan

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Sinitic, likely Cantonese 三板 (saam1 baan2) or Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

Noun

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sampan (plural sampans)

  1. (China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, chiefly historical) A flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
    • 1953, John C. Caldwell, China Coast Family[1], Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 96:
      We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.
    • 1975 November 16, L. Chen, “Maoist showcase of big troubles”, in Free China Weekly[2], volume XVI, number 45, Taipei, page 3:
      Freedom-fighter Lin Chun-hwei reports his escape from the mainland at the Free China Relief Association. Lin escaped by sampan from Putien in Fukien province to one of the islets near Kinmen Oct. 27.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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sampan (plural sampans)

  1. (India, chiefly historical) Alternative form of jampan.
    • 1785, George Forster, Journey from Bengal..., page 3:
      ... by these central poles the litter, or as it is here called, the Sampan, is supported on the shoulders of four men.

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sampan f (plural sampans)

  1. sampan (Chinese wooden boat)

French

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Noun

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sampan m (plural sampans)

  1. sampan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay sampan, from Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan)}}, from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

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Noun

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sampan (first-person possessive sampanku, second-person possessive sampanmu, third-person possessive sampannya)

  1. sampan

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

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sampan (Jawi spelling سمڤن, plural sampan-sampan, informal 1st possessive sampanku, 2nd possessive sampanmu, 3rd possessive sampannya)

  1. sampan
    Sampan itu terbalik disebabkan ombak-ombak yang kuat.
    The boat capsized because of the strong waves.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.

Noun

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sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampaner, definite plural sampanene)

  1. (nautical) a sampan
    • 2014, "Den tapte historien" by Kim Fay, Bazarforlag →ISBN [3]
      Mellom dem drev sampaner som så ut som de var kommet seilende fra et annet århundre.
      Between them went sampans that looked as though they were sailing in from another century.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Ein sampan

Etymology

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From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.

Noun

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sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampanar, definite plural sampanane)

  1. (nautical) a sampan

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Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish champán.

Noun

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sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)

  1. champagne

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

Noun

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sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)

  1. (nautical) sampan

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Indonesian sampan, from Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

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Noun

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sampan

  1. a sampan

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[4], Pacific linguistics