samsu
English
Noun
samsu (uncountable)
- Alternative form of samshu
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsamsu]
- Hyphenation: sam‧su
Etymology 1
From Malay samsu, from Cantonese 三燒/三烧 (saam1 siu1, “thrice burnt”).
Noun
samsu (first-person possessive samsuku, second-person possessive samsumu, third-person possessive samsunya)
- samshu, a strong Chinese wine distilled from rice.
Noun
samsu (first-person possessive samsuku, second-person possessive samsumu, third-person possessive samsunya)
- Nonstandard spelling of syamsu (“sun”).
Further reading
- “samsu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.