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si ham
Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
see hum si ham see ham sea hum sea ham
si hum
简
繁
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Cantonese:
蛳蚶
螄蚶
jyutping:
si1 ham1
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- Tegillarca granosa, also known as the blood cockle or simply cockle, a species of edible marine clam with red flesh that is a common ingredient in Singaporean cuisine
- an ark clam, any marine bivalve mollusc in general in the family Arcidae
The spiky finish caught the imagination of the public ... Singaporeans had started to call it by what it looked like to them: an inverted bra, then sea hum (cockles), papaya and finally the durians.
— 2024, Tai Ho Woon. Unfinished Canvas: Life Of Koh Seow Chuan. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN: 9789811286995. p.95
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usage notes
Sometimes spelled 'sea hum' due to conflation with the English word sea.