sohun

Indonesian

uncooked sohun

Alternative forms

• soun, so'un, so-un
• suun, su'un, su-un

Etymology

From Malay soh hoon (“vermicelli cellophane noodles”), from Hokkien, possibly 索粉 or 線粉 / 线粉 or a clipping of the middle syllable of 山東粉 / 山东粉 (soaⁿ-tang-hún). Compare Tagalog sotanghon. See also Hokkien 冬粉 (tang-hún), English tang hoon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsohun/ [ˈso.hʊn]
• Rhymes: -ohun
• Syllabification: so‧hun

Noun

sohun (plural sohun-sohun)

1. vermicelli cellophane noodles, alternative form of suun

Further reading

• “sohun” 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.