xoài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a neighbouring Austroasiatic language, most plausibly Khmer ស្វាយ (svaay). Cognates in West Bahnaric and Katuic are also Khmer loans.

Compare Hokkien 檨 (soāiⁿ, soān, soǎiⁿ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [swaːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) xoài • (𣒱)

  1. mango

Derived terms

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