# sampan
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsæm.pæn/

### Etymology 1

From Sinitic, likely Cantonese 三板 (saam$^1$ baan$^2$) or Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

#### Noun

sampan (plural sampans)
* (chiefly historical) A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
** 1953, John C. Caldwell, China Coast Family‎, Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 96:We traveled down the Min River from Nanping in a small sampan, flying the American flag for protection against bandits and soldiers. Those were the days when the Stars and Stripes still afforded some protection.
** 1975 November 16, L. Chen, “Maoist showcase of big troubles”, in Free China Weekly‎, volume XVI, number 45, Taipei, page 3:Freedom-fighter Lin Chun-hwei reports his escape from the mainland at the Free China Relief Association. Lin escaped by sampan from Putien in Fukien province to one of the islets near Kinmen Oct. 27.

##### Alternative forms

* champan, champana, champane

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

sampan (plural sampans)
* (India, chiefly historical) Alternative form of jampan.
** 1785, George Forster, Journey from Bengal..., page 3:... by these central poles the litter, or as it is here called, the Sampan, is supported on the shoulders of four men.

### Anagrams

* panams

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* champan (archaic)

### Etymology

From Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑmpɑn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sam‧pan

### Noun

sampan f (plural sampans)
* sampan (Chinese wooden boat)

## French
### Noun

sampan m (plural sampans)
* sampan

### Further reading

* “sampan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay sampan, from Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sampan]

### Noun

sampan (plural sampan-sampan)
* sampan

### Further reading

* “sampan” 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

### Noun

sampan (Jawi spelling سمڤن, plural sampan-sampan, informal 1st possessive sampanku, 2nd possessive sampanmu, 3rd possessive sampannya)
* sampan
    Sampan itu terbalik disebabkan ombak-ombak yang kuat.The boat capsized because of the strong waves.

### Further reading

* “sampan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.

### Noun

sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampaner, definite plural sampanene)
* (nautical) a sampan
** 2014, "Den tapte historien" by Kim Fay, Bazarforlag →ISBN
    Mellom dem drev sampaner som så ut som de var kommet seilende fra et annet århundre.Between them went sampans that looked as though they were sailing in from another century.

### References

* “sampan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “sampan” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English sampan, from Sinitic, see the English entry.

### Noun

sampan m (definite singular sampanen, indefinite plural sampanar, definite plural sampanane)
* (nautical) a sampan

### References

* “sampan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /samˈpan/ [sɐmˈpan̪]
* Rhymes: -an
* Syllabification: sam‧pan

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish champán.

#### Noun

sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)
* champagne

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

#### Noun

sampán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔)
* (nautical) sampan

## West Makian
### Etymology

From Indonesian sampan, from Classical Malay سمڤن (sampan), from Hokkien 舢板 (sam-pán).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈs̪am.pan̪/

### Noun

sampan
* a sampan

### References

* James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics