sampan
Small flat-bottomed wooden boat.
“Old photos of the river full of sampan.”
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Sampan in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.
Small flat-bottomed wooden boat.
“Old photos of the river full of sampan.”
Search the dictionary · ← sambal · samseng →
Small flat-bottomed wooden boat. It’s a noun.
From Cantonese, through Malay. Other Singlish words from Cantonese include lor, mah, meh and paktor.
“Old photos of the river full of sampan.”
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