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saman

saman · samans

A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the lawA fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.

/ˈsaman/

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

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

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large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle

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One volunteer, former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan, died last Friday while placing air tanks along the escape path.
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Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of su

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

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plural: samans

Singular	saman
Plural	samans

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large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle:rain tree monkeypodmonkey podzamanzamangAlbizia saman