samseng
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay samseng, from Chinese Hokkien 三牲 (sam-seng, sam-sng, “gangster”, literally “three domestic animals”).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): [ˈsamsɛŋ]
- Hyphenation: sam‧sèng
Noun
samseng (plural samseng-samseng, first-person possessive samsengku, second-person possessive samsengmu, third-person possessive samsengnya)
- warrior.
- Synonyms: jagoan, pendekar
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): [ˈsamsəŋ]
- Hyphenation: sam‧sêng
Further reading
- “samseng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
samseng (plural samseng-samseng, informal 1st possessive samsengku, 2nd possessive samsengmu, 3rd possessive samsengnya)
- thug; gangster
- 2018, Bung Moktar Radin, “Waktu Mesyuarat dan Urusan Dibebaskan Daripada Peraturan Mesyuarat”, in Hansard of the Dewan Rakyat, archived from the original on 2023-10-16, page 41:
- Yang Berhormat tidak layak duduk di sini, samseng. What you want? You hendak gaduh dengan saya? Anytime.
- Your Honor (Willie Mongin) doesn't deserve to sit here, gangster. What do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.