Proto-Basque: *śami-n
Meaning: 1 bitter 2 pungent, piquant, spicy 3 hot-tempered, angry
Bizkaian: samin 1
Gipuzkoan: samin 1
Low Navarrese: samin 1, 2, 3
Salazarese: samin 3
Lapurdian: samin 1, 2
Baztanese: samin 2, 3
Zuberoan: samin 1, 2, 3
Comments: Aulestia & White cite the meanings: "n. pain, suffering, affliction. adj. bitter, sour. adj. painful, offensive, bitter, angry." Cf. PNC *c̣ĕmhV ~ *c̣wĕnhV ‘salt’. The semantic relation of ‘salt’ ~ ‘bitter’ ~ ‘sour’ is common: cf. Lett. sūrs ‘salt(y), bitter’, Lith. sūrus ‘salt(y)’ ~ Eng. sour, and other examples.
