a term · samma 1 · samma 2
my dear. (a term of familiar address; seen only in vocative)
Samma 1 [as to etymology Andersen, PG II 263 quite plausibly connects it with Vedic śam (indeclinable) "hail," which is often used in a vocative sense, especially in combination śam ca yoś ca "hail and blessings", but also suggests relation to sammā. [Hi there! Top o' the Morn'n t'ya! but 'Old Man! is a stretch.] Other suggestions see Andersen, sub voce ] a term of familiar address D I 49, 225; Sv I 151; Vin II 161; Ja I 59; Pv-a 204; plural sammā Vin II 161. Samma 2 [samyak] see sammā. Samma 3 a cymbal Miln 60; Dhs 621; Ja I 3; As 319. Otherwise as °tāḷa a kind of cymbal Thag 893, 911; Vv 35 3 ; Vv-a 161; Ja VI 60; 277 (-l-).
(只在【呼】中，密友之間的稱呼) 親愛的。
【中】 鐃鈸。
(ind, ind, voc) friend; brother; sister; term of familiar address; term of endearment my dear a term of familiar address seen only in vocative
(nt, nt) cymbal cymbal