khơi

See also: Khoi, khoi, khói, khôi, khởi, khối, and khỏi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˧] ~ [xəːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “These two senses are most likely related "open sea" ~ "far away".”)

Noun

khơi • (洃, 𣾺, 𤁔)

  1. part of the sea away from the shores; the main sea; open sea; high seas
    Antonym: lộng

Adjective

khơi • (𣾺)

  1. far
    • Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca (大南國史演𰙔)
      賖𣾺外准邊陲
      Xa khơi ngoài chốn biên thùy.
      Far away beyond the borderlands
Derived terms
  • biển khơi
  • khơi chừng

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 開 (SV: khai). Doublet of khai and khui. Compare also khươi.

Verb

khơi • (開, 𢵱)

  1. to remind of something
  2. to dredge
Derived terms
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