name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsæm.sʌŋ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He told his friend that the game wasnt available on Samsung phones.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A consumer electronic device manufactured by the South Korean conglomerate company Samsung.
A phone manufactured by Samsung.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An Android smartphone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Android
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ሳምሰንግ
(samsäng)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Arabic:
سَامْسُونْغ
(sāmsūnḡ)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Armenian:
Սամսունգ
(Samsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Bengali:
স্যামসাং
(sêmośaṅ)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Bhojpuri:
सैमसंग
(saiməsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Bulgarian:
Са́мсунг
(Sámsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Burmese:
ဆမ်ဆောင်း
(hcamhcaung:)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Chinese Cantonese:
三星
— South Korean conglomerate company
Hakka Chinese:
三星
(Sâm-sên)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Chinese Mandarin:
三星
(Sānxīng)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Czech:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Finnish:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Georgian:
სამსუნგი
(samsungi)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Greek:
Σάμσουνγκ
(Sámsoungk)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Greek:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Gujarati:
સેમસંગ
(semsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Hebrew:
סָמסוּנגְ
(Sámsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Hindi:
सैमसंग
(saimsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Italian:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Japanese:
サムスン
(Samusun)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Japanese:
三星
— South Korean conglomerate company
Kannada:
ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಸಂಗ್
(syāmsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Korean:
삼성
(Samseong)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Malayalam:
സാംസങ്
(sāṁsaṅŭ)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Marathi:
सॅमसंग
(sĕmsaṅga)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Nepali:
सामसुङ
(sāmasuṅ)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Pashto:
سامسونگ
(Samsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Persian:
سامسونگ
(sâmsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Polish:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Portuguese:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Punjabi:
ਸੈਮਸੰਗ
(saimsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Russian:
Са́мсунг
(Sámsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Sanskrit:
स्याम्सङ्ग्
(syāmsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Spanish:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Tamil:
சேம்சங்
(cēmcaṅ)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Telugu:
శామ్సంగ్
(śāmsaṅg)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Thai:
ซัมซุง
(sam-sung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Turkish:
Samsung
— South Korean conglomerate company
Urdu:
سیمسنگ
(Sēmsang)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Uyghur:
سامسۇڭ
(samsung)
— South Korean conglomerate company
Vietnamese:
Sam-sung
— South Korean conglomerate company
