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sama.

same

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsama/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.ma]Standard-Indonesian

  1. same

    not-comparable
    orang yang sama

  2. equal

    not-comparable
    dua ditambah dua sama dengan empat
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sama, from Proto-Malayic *sama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama (“mate, companion, fellow; together with; alike, the same as; aligned, in good order”). Reconstructed by Robert Blust, compare Malagasy samy (“both, each, every one; same”); Lauan dama (“mate, fellow, corresponding part; exactly like, the same”), 'Are'are tama (“in line, in pairs”), and Tagalog sama (“partner”) (whence Malay bersama (“together”)). * Although it may be possible for this word to originate from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”), the native Austronesian etymology is to be more likely due to the wide distribution in Oceanic languages that received little to no Indianisation. ** If this is attested to have Austronesian origin, false cognate of Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”) and all its descendants, including English same, and Sanskrit सम (sama). More at same.

prep/ˈsama/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsa.ma]Standard-Indonesian

  1. with, by

    colloquial
    Sofanya dicakar sama kucingku.

  2. and

    colloquial
    Dia sama temennya ke kafe.
Where this word comes from

Semantic loan from Betawi ama.

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