khoai

See also: khoái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Khmuic language, compare Proto-Khmuic *kwaːj, or directly descended from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaaj (“yam”); cognate with Mon ကွဲာ (kwai).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [xwaːj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier củ) khoai (𧃷, 𬞲)

Synonyms

(sweet potato): khoai lang

Derived terms

khoai lang (sweet potato)
khoai môn (taro)
khoai nước (taro)
khoai sọ (taro)
khoai tây (potato)
như nước đổ lá khoai (like water off a duck's back)

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