sỏi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "soi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-rɔːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruəs ~ *kr(iə)s. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrɔːj⁵, Mon ကြေဟ်, Khmer គ្រួស (kruəh), Bulo Stieng kroːs.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɔj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɔj˧˨] ~ [sɔj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɔj˨˩˦] ~ [sɔj˨˩˦]
  • Homophone: sõi (in dialects with hỏi–ngã merger)

Noun

(classifier hòn, viên) sỏi • (𥗐, 𡓃)

  1. pebble; gravel
    sỏi thậnkidney stone

Derived terms

See also