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

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
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