samyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 散藥 (sàn-io̍h / sán-io̍h, “to sprinkle traditional Chinese medicine / traditional Chinese medicine in powder form”) or Hokkien 散藥粉 (sán io̍h-hún, “to sprinkle medicinal powder”).[1] Compare Pangasinan samiong.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sam‧yo
  • IPA(key): /samˈjo/, [sɐmˈjo]
  • IPA(key): /samˈjoʔ/, [sɐmˈjoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -o, -oʔ

Noun

samyó or samyô

  1. aroma; fragrance; sweet odor
    Synonyms: bango, halimuyak
  2. inhaling with gusto
    Synonyms: langhap, paglanghap
  3. spicy odor (of food being cooked)

Derived terms

References
  1. 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, pages 110 & 135.
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