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samsam

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Verb

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samsam

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

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From Chinese.

Noun

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samsam

  1. belly pork

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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samsam

  1. to mumble

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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samsam

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

Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: sam

Tagalog

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Noun

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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

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Adjective

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samsám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔)

  1. confiscated; seized (by an authority)
    Synonym: kumpiskado

Further reading

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