noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law. Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, informal

   "I pass thru this gantry at ecp without cashcard. why do i kena saman till $70?"

2. 2
   large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle wordnet
3. 3
   Alternative form of zaman alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

albizia samanmonkey podmonkeypodrain treerain treesummon

Example

More examples

"One volunteer, former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan, died last Friday while placing air tanks along the escape path."

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.

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