ổi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oi"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Nẫu) ẩu (with the rime shift /-oj/ > /-əw/)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ʔoːs (“guava (?)”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pʔus ~ *pʔuus (“guava (?)”). Cognate with Muong ối, Koho pö'ous, Mang ʔuːj⁶.

Despite Shorto (2006) and Ferlus (2007)'s glosses, the respective Proto-Mon-Khmer and Proto-Vietic etyma might have originally referred to another kind of fruit resembling the New World imported guava (Psidium guajava).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔoj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔoj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔoj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) ổi • (椳)

1. guava

Derived terms

• ổi dứa
• ổi đào
• ổi mỡ gà
• ổi sẻ
• ổi trâu

Descendants

• → Tai Dam: ꪮ꫁ꪺꪥ