oij

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔoːjꟲ (“sugar cane”). Cognate with Thai อ้อย (ɔ̂i), Lao ອ້ອຍ (ʼǭi), Lü ᦀᦾᧉ (˙ʼoay²), Bouyei oix.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔoːi˥/
• Tone numbers: oi³
• Hyphenation: oij

Noun

oij (Sawndip forms 𫉁 or ⿱艹⿰每卩 or 𮐂 or 𪳗 or ⿱艹悔 or 桧 or 荷 or 菏 or ⿱艹椅 or ⿰蔗意, 1957–1982 spelling oiз)

1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)