siomai

English

Etymology

From Tagalog siomai, ultimately from either Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi) or Cantonese 燒賣烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sio‧mai

Noun

siomai

  1. a shumai from the Philippines; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum

Cebuano

Etymology

From either Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi) or Cantonese 燒賣烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsjomaj/, [ˈs̪ju.maɪ̯]

Noun

siomai

  1. shumai

Derived terms

Indonesian

siomai

Etymology

From Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi, “shumai”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈomaj/, [siˈo.mai̯]
  • Hyphenation: si‧o‧mai

Noun

siomai (first-person possessive siomaiku, second-person possessive siomaimu, third-person possessive siomainya)

  1. shumai, a traditional steamed Chinese dumpling.

Usage notes

As Indonesian has majority Muslim population, the siomai most likely is not a pork-based one.

Alternative forms

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sio‧mai
  • IPA(key): /siˈomaj/, [ˈʃo.maɪ̯]

Noun

siomai

  1. (common) Alternative spelling of siyomay
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