Etymology

Duplication of MalayCategory:English terms borrowed from Malay#SAMASAMACategory:English terms derived from Malay#SAMASAMA sama (“same”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈsamaˌsama/Category:English 4-syllable words#SAMASAMACategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SAMASAMA

Adjective

sama-sama (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#SAMASAMACategory:English adjectives#SAMASAMACategory:English uncomparable adjectives#SAMASAMACategory:English multiword terms#SAMASAMACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SAMASAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. (SingaporeCategory:Singapore English#SAMASAMA, informalCategory:English informal terms#SAMASAMA) The same; identical.
   • 2006 October 5, Kaffein-nated: Funny Thing: Singlish:

     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?

     Category:English terms with quotations#SAMASAMA

   • 2008 May 30, ‘Little People’: A Clarification: Opinionated:

     Then all the apologists come and try defend this tai-tai. Come on la. They are all sama-sama elitist.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SAMASAMA

   • 2009 February 27, Exclusive Interview With Mas Selamat Bin Kastari:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SAMASAMA

   • 2015 August 26, Gwee Li Sui, Singapore English Archives- The Middle Ground SinGweesh on Wednesday: Kua Kua:

     Well, “dun dun dun dun” and “kua kua” are sama-sama because “kua kua” also at once casts real life as a movie.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SAMASAMA

Etymology

Inherited from MalayCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Malay#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#SAMA-SAMA sama-sama,reduplication of sama (“same”)Category:Indonesian reduplications#SAMA-SAMA.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#SAMA-SAMA
• Rhymes: -amaCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/ama#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/ama/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMA
• Syllabification: sa‧ma-sa‧ma

Phrase

sama-samaCategory:Indonesian lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian phrases#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian multiword terms#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. you're welcome, has a connotation of same to you

Adverb

sama-samaCategory:Indonesian lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian adverbs#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian multiword terms#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. both; each other

Verb

sama-samaCategory:Indonesian lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian verbs#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian multiword terms#SAMA-SAMACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. (colloquialCategory:Indonesian colloquialisms#SAMA-SAMA) together

   Synonyms: bersama-sama, bareng

See also

• terima kasih

Further reading

• “sama-sama”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Alternative forms

• sama2, sama² (informal, SMS)

Etymology

Reduplication of sama (“same”)Category:Malay reduplications#SAMA-SAMA.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌsamə ˈsamə/ [ˌsa.mə ˈsa.mə]Category:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#SAMA-SAMA

  Rhymes: -mə, -əCategory:Rhymes:Malay/mə#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/mə/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/ə#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/ə/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMA

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]Category:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#SAMA-SAMA

  Rhymes: -ma, -aCategory:Rhymes:Malay/ma#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/ma/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/a#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Malay/a/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMA

• Hyphenation: sa‧ma sa‧ma

Adverb

sama-sama (Jawi spelling سام٢)Category:Malay lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay adverbs#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay multiword terms#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. together
2. also

   Synonyms: turut serta, serta, juga

3. each other

   Synonym: saling

Phrase

sama-sama (Jawi spelling سام٢)Category:Malay lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay phrases#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay multiword terms#SAMA-SAMACategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. you're welcome, used in reply to terima kasih (“thank you”)

Further reading

• "sama-sama" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Etymology

Reduplication of sama (“join; accompany”)Category:Tagalog reduplications#SAMA-SAMA.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌsama ˈsama/ [ˌsaː.mɐ ˈsaː.mɐ]Category:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#SAMA-SAMA
• Rhymes: -amaCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ama#SAMA-SAMACategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ama/4 syllables#SAMA-SAMA
• Syllabification: sa‧ma-sa‧maCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#SAMA-SAMA

Adjective

sama-sama (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜐᜋ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#SAMA-SAMACategory:Tagalog adjectives#SAMA-SAMACategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#SAMA-SAMACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with entries#SAMA-SAMACategory:Pages with 4 entries#SAMA-SAMA

1. all together
2. united