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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly from:
Compare Pangasinan samiong.
Pronunciation
Noun
samyó or samyô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- aroma; fragrance; sweet odor
- Synonyms: bango, halimuyak
- inhaling with gusto
- Synonyms: langhap, paglanghap
- spicy odor (of food being cooked)
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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 135
- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “sám io̍h-hún”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 409; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 409
Further reading
- “samyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018