suam

Galician

Verb

suam

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of suar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.am/, [ˈs̠uä̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.am/, [ˈsuːäm]

Adjective

suam

1. accusative feminine singular of suus

Verb

suam

1. first-person singular future active indicative of suō

Mato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [su.ˈɑm]

Noun

suam

1. cassowary

References

• Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: suam [su.ˈɑm] 'cassowary'

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧am

Verb

suam

1. third-person plural present indicative of suar

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• suwam

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly:

• 漿飲 / 浆饮 (chiuⁿ-ám, “to starch with rice water”), as in 漿 / 浆 (chiuⁿ, “viscous or thick liquid”) + 泔 (ám, “rice water, starch taken from cooked rice”), according to Manuel (1948). See also 飲漿 / 饮浆 (ám-chiuⁿ, “rice water”).
• 煮 (chú, “to cook”) + 泔 (ám, “rice broth”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsuʔam/ [ˈsuː.ʔɐm]
    • Rhymes: -uʔam
  • IPA^(key): /suˈam/ [ˈswam] (common)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: su‧am

Noun

suam or suám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜀᜋ᜔ or ᜐᜓᜏᜋ᜔)

1. sauteed fish or meat with garlic and ginger made into a broth with rice water

Derived terms

• isuam
• magsuam
• sinuam
• suamin

Related terms

• am
• bitso

Further reading

• “suam”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “suam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Klöter, Henning (2011) The Language of the Sangleys: A Chinese Vernacular in Missionary Sources of the Seventeenth Century‎^[1], BRILL, →ISBN
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chiuⁿ-ám”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 58; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 58
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chiuⁿ-ám”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 3; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 3