samsing

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay samseng, from Chinese Hokkien 三牲 (sam-seng, sam-sng, “gangster”, literally “three domestic animals”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /samsiŋ/ [samˈsiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: sam‧sing

Noun

samsing (Sulat Sūg spelling سَمْسِڠْ)

  1. (Malaysia) thug, gangster, rascal
    Synonym: mundu
    Mataud manga tau samsing gumuwa' bang tigidlum na in daira.
    There will be lots of thugs coming out if the city is now dark.
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