samsam

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Verb

samsam

1. to accumulate wealth (illegally)
2. to grab money, land, property

Derived terms

• magsamsam
• samsamon

 

Etymology 2

From Chinese.

Noun

samsam

1. belly pork

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sam‧sam
• IPA^(key): /ˈsamsam/ [ˈs̪am.s̪ɐm]

Verb

samsam

1. to mumble

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑmˈsɑm/

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• Hyphenation: sam‧sam

Adverb

samsam

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

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: sam

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˈsam/ [sɐmˈsam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: sam‧sam

Noun

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

• masamsam
• pagsamsam
• samsaman
• samsamin
• sumamsam
• tagapanamsam
• tagasamsam

 

Adjective

samsám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)

1. confiscated; seized (by an authority)

   Synonym: kumpiskado

Further reading

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