sôi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "soi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ruːj ~ *t-ruːs/*k-luːs. Probably related to sủi (“to bubble”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂoj˧˧] ~ [soj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂoj˧˧] ~ [soj˧˧]
• Homophone: xôi (northern Vietnam)

Adjective

sôi • (㵢, 炊, 熣, 𢐝, 𤉚, 𤐝)

1. (of liquid) be boiling

   nước sôi ― boiling water

2. (of liquid) be boiled

   nước sôi ― boiled water

See also

Derived terms

• sôi động
• sôi máu
• sôi máu
• sôi nổi
• sôi sục
• sục sôi