xôi
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ferlus (2007) reconstructed Proto-Vietic *soːj, with cognates in the Pong group like Toum soːj¹ and Liha saoj¹, but this is obviously a faulty reconstruction, as simplex initial *s- would yield /t/ in Vietnamese, never remains /s/.
Ferlus (2007) reconstructed other items with *tʃ-, which yields /s/ in both modern Vietnamese and Pong lects (< Proto-Pong *s-), compare Vietnamese xỏ vs. Toum sɔː³, Vietnamese xương vs. Phong siɛŋ¹; so the reconstruction could possibly be amended to *tʃoːj instead.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Any possible connections with ចំហុយ?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [soj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [soj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [soj˧˧]
- Homophone: sôi
Noun[edit]
- steamed glutinous rice
- xôi gấc ― sweet steamed glutinous rice colored with gac
- xôi bắp ― steamed corn with sugar, sesame and coconut meat
- (colloquial) chest, breast, bosom
Related terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
xôi
References[edit]
- "xôi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)