samsu

English

Noun

samsu (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of samshu

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamsu]
• Hyphenation: sam‧su

Etymology 1

From Malay samsu, from Cantonese 三燒／三烧 (saam¹ siu1, “thrice burnt”).

Noun

samsu (first-person possessive samsuku, second-person possessive samsumu, third-person possessive samsunya)

1. samshu, a strong Chinese wine distilled from rice.

Etymology 2

Noun

samsu (first-person possessive samsuku, second-person possessive samsumu, third-person possessive samsunya)

1. Nonstandard spelling of syamsu (“sun”).

Further reading

• “samsu” 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.