The story
- Cantonese · derived from燒賣 /烧卖
- Japanese · borrowed from焼売
- English todayshumai
Borrowed from Japanese 焼売 (shūmai), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shumai
Today it means: A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum. Full definition →
Japanese 焼売 ← Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖