siomai
English
Etymology
From Tagalog siomai, ultimately from either Hokkien 燒賣 (sio-māi) or Cantonese 燒賣 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sio‧mai
Noun
siomai
- a shumai from the Philippines; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
Cebuano
Etymology
From either Hokkien 燒賣 (sio-māi) or Cantonese 燒賣 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sio‧mai
Noun
siomai
- a shumai; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
Derived terms
- siomaian
Indonesian
siomai
Etymology
From Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi, “shumai”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [siˈomai̯]
- Hyphenation: si‧o‧mai
Noun
siomai (first-person possessive siomaiku, second-person possessive siomaimu, third-person possessive siomainya)
- shumai, a traditional steamed Chinese dumpling.
Usage notes
As Indonesian has majority Muslim population, the siomai most likely is not a pork-based one.
Further reading
- “siomai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sio‧mai
- IPA(key): /siˈomaj/, [ˈʃo.maɪ̯]
Noun
siomai
- (common) Alternative spelling of siyomay