samseng

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

• (Malaysia, Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈsam.seŋ/

samseng (plural samsengs)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A thug; a gangster.

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsamsɛŋ/
• Rhymes: -amsɛŋ
• Syllabification: sam‧seng

samseng (plural samseng-samseng)

1. warrior

   Synonyms: jagoan, pendekar

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsamsəŋ/
• Rhymes: -amsəŋ
• Syllabification: sam‧seng

samseng

1. to mourn the dead

   Synonym: melayat

• “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.

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samseng

Wikipedia ^ms

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsamseŋ/
• Rhymes: -eŋ
• Hyphenation: sam‧seng

samséng (Jawi spelling سمسيڠ, plural samseng-samseng)

1. 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 16 October 2023, page 41:

     Yang Berhormat tidak layak duduk di sini, samseng. What you want? You hendak gaduh dengan saya? Anytime.

     Your Honour (Willie Mongin) doesn't deserve to sit here, gangster. What do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime.

• > Indonesian: samseng (inherited)
• → English: samseng
• → Tausug: samsing

• “samseng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.