siyomay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• siomai — common
• siumay, siyumay — obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu¹ maai^6-2), with possible influence from Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-mai). See also siyopaw. Compare Indonesian siomay.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

siyomay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜋᜌ᜔)

1. siomai; shumai (especially the Philippine variety)

   Synonym: lumpiyang makaw

Related terms

• siyopaw

 

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