Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicซอย
z ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonsɔɔi
Royal Institutesoi
(standard) IPA(key)/sɔːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with Lao ຊອຍ (sǭi), Shan သွႆး (sáui).

Verb edit

ซอย (sɔɔi) (abstract noun การซอย)

  1. to mince; to slice.

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ซอย (sɔɔi)

  1. alley; lane.
  2. soi (a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand)
    ร้านอาหารอยู่ในซอย11
    ráan-aa-hǎan yùu nai sɔɔi 11
    The restaurant is in soi 11.

See also edit