sama-sama
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Singapore/ˈsamaˌsama/
sama-sama adjective: the same; identical.
Adjective
sama-sama (not comparable)
- The same; identical.
- What else, you tell me, can make a group of young men from various backgrounds, educational levels and races doing their National Service (aka Army) and communicating on a sama-sama wavelength?2006 October 5, Kaffein-nated: Funny Thing: Singlish
- Then all the apologists come and try defend this tai-tai. Come on la. They are all sama-sama elitist.2008 May 30, ‘Little People’: A Clarification: Opinionated
Examples of sama-sama in a sentence
- If I do, I just call my brudders activate 3 Bangla, hide in 3 different cars of sama-sama brand and then tip off ICA.2009 February 27, Exclusive Interview With Mas Selamat Bin Kastari:
- Well, “dun dun dun dun” and “kua kua” are sama-sama because “kua kua” also at once casts real life as a movie.2015 August 26, Gwee Li Sui, Singapore English Archives- The Middle Ground SinGweesh on Wednesday: Kua Kua:
Origin of sama-sama
Duplication of Malay sama (“same”).
Questions about sama-sama
- What does sama-sama mean?
- Sama-sama means the same; identical.
- How do you use sama-sama in a sentence?
- If I do, I just call my brudders activate 3 Bangla, hide in 3 different cars of sama-sama brand and then tip off ICA.
- What part of speech is sama-sama?
- Sama-sama is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sama-sama?
- Sama-sama is pronounced /ˈsamaˌsama/ (Singapore).
Words near sama-sama in the dictionary
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