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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/
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: sam‧sing
Noun
samsing (Sulat Sūg spelling سَمْسِڠْ)
- (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.