sói

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˦˥] ~ [sɔj˦˥]
• Homophone: xói

From Proto-Vietic *k-rɔːrʔ~*kʰ-lɔːrʔ; cognate with Muong khỏl, khỏư and Arem /karɑːlˀ/.

Note: Canis lupus is not, and has never been, native to Vietnam. (Note that the domestic dog is now usually considered a subspecies of Canis lupus, rather than a separate species.) However, Canis aureus cruesemanni is, and resembles a small version of the grey wolf. The term may have originally applied to C. a. cruesemanni, which is still occasionally referred to using this term. (See Sói rừng - Vietnamese Wikipedia.)

(classifier con) sói (獪, 𤢗, 𤢿)

1. a wolf (animal)

   sói đội lốt cừu

   wolf in sheep's clothing

   Synonym: chó sói

2. Siamese jackal (Canis aureus cruesemanni)

sói

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Synonym of hói