túi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tui"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tuj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tuj˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tuj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sur() ~ *suurʔ ~ *suər() (“bag”). Cognate with Muong thủl (“bag”), Proto-Katuic *sɔɔr (“sheath”) (whence Pacoh xor), Proto-Palaungic *suːr (“bag”).

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) túi • (襊, 最, 𢄸, 𬞚, 碎, 𫄆, 繓)

Derived terms

See also

bao; bị; bịch

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *suːlʔ (“dark, evening”).

Adjective

túi • (最)

(colloquial) Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of tối (“dark”)

Noun

túi • (最)

(colloquial) Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of tối (“late evening”)