sampan
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Etymology edit
From Sinitic, likely Cantonese 三板 (saam1 baan2) or Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).
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Noun edit
sampan (plural sampans)
- A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars.
- 1953, John C. Caldwell, China Coast Family[1], Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 96:
- We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.
- 1975 November 16, L. Chen, “Maoist showcase of big troubles”, in Free China Weekly[2], volume XVI, number 45, Taipei, page 3:
- Freedom-fighter Lin Chun-hwei reports his escape from the mainland at the Free China Relief Association. Lin escaped by sampan from Putien in Fukien province to one of the islets near Kinmen Oct. 27.
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Dutch edit
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- champan (archaic)
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sampan f (plural sampans)
- sampan (Chinese wooden boat)
French edit
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sampan m (plural sampans)
Further reading edit
- “sampan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay sampan, from Classical Malay sampan, from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).
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Noun edit
sampan (first-person possessive sampanku, second-person possessive sampanmu, third-person possessive sampannya)
Further reading edit
- “sampan” 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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
from Classical Malay sampan, from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).
Noun edit
sampan (Jawi spelling سمڤن, plural sampan-sampan, informal 1st possessive sampanku, 2nd possessive sampanmu, 3rd possessive sampannya)
- sampan
- Sampan itu terbalik disebabkan ombak-ombak yang kuat.
- The boat capsized because of the strong waves.
Further reading edit
- “sampan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.
Noun edit
sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampaner, definite plural sampanene)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.
Noun edit
sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampanar, definite plural sampanane)
References edit
- “sampan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Tagalog edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish champán.
Noun edit
sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).
Noun edit
sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From Indonesian sampan, from Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).
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Noun edit
sampan
- a sampan
References edit
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[4], Pacific linguistics