vôi

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

  • (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) bôi

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-puːr (lime), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *knpur (lime); cognate with Muong pôl, Khmer កំបោរ (kɑmbao), Mon ဂပဵု (həpɒ). Likely ultimately derived from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ, whence also Malay kapur.

Pronunciation

Noun

vôi (, 𥔦, 𪿙)

  1. lime (white substance)

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