Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samseng

/ˈsam.seŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sam-seng
IPA: /ˈsam.seŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thug; a gangster.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

samsengs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce samseng?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsam.seŋ/.
What does samseng mean?: A thug; a gangster.
Where does samseng come from?: Borrowed from Malay samseng, from Hokkien 三牲 (sam-seng, sam-sng, “gangster”, literally “three domestic animals”).

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