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
Verb
samseng
- to mourn the dead.
- Synonym: melayat
Further reading
- “samseng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Hokkien 三牲 (sam-seng, sam-sng, “gangster”, literally “three domestic animals”).
Noun
samseng (plural samseng-samseng, informal 1st possessive samsengku, 2nd possessive samsengmu, 3rd possessive samsengnya)
- thug; gangster