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suam

Galician edit

Verb edit

suam

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

Latin edit

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Adjective edit

suam

  1. accusative feminine singular of suus

Verb edit

suam

  1. first-person singular future active indicative of suō

Mato edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

suam

  1. cassowary

References edit

  • 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 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: su‧am

Verb edit

suam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of suar

Tagalog edit

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Etymology edit

From Hokkien, possibly from:

  • From 醬／酱 (chiùⁿ, “viscous or thick liquid”) + 泔 (ám, “starch taken from cooked rice”), according to Manuel (1948).[1]
  • From 煮 (chú, “to cook”) + 泔 (ám, “rice broth”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuʔam/, [ˈsu.ʔɐm]

  • IPA(key): /suˈam/, [ˈswam] (common)
  • Hyphenation: su‧am

Noun edit

suam or suám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜀᜋ᜔ or ᜐᜓᜏᜋ᜔)

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

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References edit

  1. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 56
  2. ^ 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 139

Further reading edit

  • “suam” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “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[2], BRILL, →ISBN
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