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samseng

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Malaysia/ˈsam.seŋ/

samseng noun: a thug; a gangster.

Noun

samseng (plural samsengs)

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

Forms of samseng

pluralsamsengs

Origin of samseng

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

Questions about samseng

What does samseng mean?
Samseng means a thug; a gangster.
What part of speech is samseng?
Samseng is a noun.
How do you pronounce samseng?
Samseng is pronounced /ˈsam.seŋ/ (Malaysia).
What is the plural of samseng?
The plural of samseng is samsengs.

Words near samseng in the dictionary

  1. samsaric
  2. Samsat
  3. Samscrit
  4. Samsel
  5. Samsels
  6. samseng
  7. samsengs
  8. samshew
  9. samshoe
  10. samshoo
  11. samshu

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