sama-sama
English
Etymology
Duplication of Malay sama (“same”).
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsamaˌsama/
Adjective
- (Singapore, informal) The same; identical.
- 2006 October 5, Kaffein-nated: Funny Thing: Singlish:
- What else, you tell me, can make a group of young men from various backgrounds, educational levels and races doing their National Service (aka Army) and communicating on a sama-sama wavelength?
- 2008 May 30, ‘Little People’: A Clarification: Opinionated:
- Then all the apologists come and try defend this tai-tai. Come on la. They are all sama-sama elitist.
- 2009 February 27, Exclusive Interview With Mas Selamat Bin Kastari:
- If I do, I just call my brudders activate 3 Bangla, hide in 3 different cars of sama-sama brand and then tip off ICA.
- 2015 August 26, Gwee Li Sui, Singapore English Archives- The Middle Ground SinGweesh on Wednesday: Kua Kua:
- Well, “dun dun dun dun” and “kua kua” are sama-sama because “kua kua” also at once casts real life as a movie.
Indonesian
Etymology
Reduplication of sama (“same”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma/, [ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]
- Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧sa‧ma
- Rhymes: -ma, -a
Phrase
- you're welcome, has a connotation of same to you
Adverb
Verb
See also
Further reading
- “sama-sama” 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
Etymology
Reduplication of sama.
Pronunciation
- (Kedah) IPA(key): /ˌsamɒˈsamɒ/
- (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA(key): /ˌsamɔˈsamɔ/
- (Kuala Lumpur) IPA(key): /ˈsaməˌsamə/
- Rhymes: -a
Phrase
- you're welcome, used in reply to terima kasih ("thank you"), has a connotation of same to you ("sama" means same)
Tagalog
Etymology
Reduplication of sama (“join; accompany”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsaː.mɐ ˈsaː.mɐ]
- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: sa‧ma-sa‧ma
Adjective
sama-sama (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜐᜋ)
Derived terms
- magsama-sama
- pagsama-samahin
See also
- sabay-sabay