bôi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Tày

Etymology

From an earlier form of Vietnamese môi.

Pronunciation

Noun

(Classifier: ăn) bôi

  1. ladle
    Synonyms: bai, buôi, pèo
    bôi tắc nặm kengladle used for scooping broth

References

  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Tân Hợp] pol³⁵ (Nguyễn Hữu Hoành et al., 2022).

Pronunciation

Verb

bôi • (𫽗, , )

  1. to smear, to apply, to coat
    Synonyms: trét, xoa, thoa
  2. to clean (board, etc.)
    Synonym: lau

Derived terms