siyomay

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • siomai — common
  • siumay, siyumay — obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2), with possible influence from Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-mai). See also siyopaw. Compare Indonesian siomay.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈomaj/ [ˈʃo.maɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -omaj
  • Syllabification: si‧yo‧may

Noun

siyomay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. siomai; shumai (especially the Philippine variety)
    Synonym: lumpiyang makaw

References
  • “siyomay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 55
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