samyo
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien, possibly from:
- Hokkien 散藥 / 糝藥／散药 / 糁药 (sám io̍h, “to sprinkle traditional Chinese medicine / traditional Chinese medicine in powder form”)
- Hokkien 散藥粉 / 糝藥粉／散药粉 / 糁药粉 (sám io̍h-hún, “to sprinkle medicinal powder”) according to Chan-Yap (1980).[1][2]
Compare Pangasinan samiong.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sam‧yo
- IPA(key): /samˈjo/, [sɐmˈjo]
- IPA(key): /samˈjoʔ/, [sɐmˈjoʔ]
- Rhymes: -o, -oʔ
Noun
samyó or samyô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜌᜓ)
Derived terms
- kasamyuhan
- masamyo
- samyuhin
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
- Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “sám io̍h-hún”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 409
Further reading
- “samyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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