spring rain · cellophane noodle, glass noodle (a type of transparent Asian noodle made from starch, such as mung bean starch, potato, or canna starch, and water)
köken: /parusame/ → /ɸarusame/ → /harusame/ Compound of 春(はる) (haru, “spring”) + 雨(あめ) (ame, “rain”). The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix -ㅅ- (-s-) used to mark possession, much like English -'s. See also 小(こ)雨(さめ) (kosame, “drizzle”), 霧(きり)雨(さめ) (kirisame, “drizzle”), and 稲(しね) (-shine, “rice”).
vermicelli cellophane noodles, alternative form of suun
çekim: çoğul sohun-sohun
köken: From Malay soh hoon (“vermicelli cellophane noodles”), from Hokkien, possibly 索粉 or 線粉 /线粉 or a clipping of the middle syllable of 山東粉 /山东粉 (soaⁿ-tang-hún). Compare Tagalog sotanghon. See also Hokkien 冬粉 (tang-hún), English tang hoon.