siomai

English

Siomai 燒賣 (steamed Chinese pork dim sum dumplings)

Etymology

From Tagalog siomai, from Philippine Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu¹ maai^6-2).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/
• Hyphenation: sio‧mai

Noun

siomai (plural siomai)

1. (Philippines) A shumai from the Philippines; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
   • 2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin‎^[1], Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-22:

     King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Philippine Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu¹ maai^6-2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈjomaj/ [ˈs̪jo.mɐɪ̯]

Noun

siomai

1. shumai

Derived terms

• siomaian

Indonesian

siomai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈo.mai̯/, [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

• siomay

Further reading

• “siomai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈomaj/ [ˈʃoː.maɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -omaj
• Syllabification: si‧o‧mai

Noun

siomai (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (common) Alternative spelling of siyomay