Цой

Russian

Виктор Цой в 1986 году

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 최(崔) (Choe), assimilated in Russian in relation to Koreans living in the former USSR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡soj]

Proper noun

Цой • (Coj) m anim or f anim (genitive Цо́я, nominative plural Цо́и, genitive plural Цо́ев)

1. a surname, Tsoi, Tsoy, Choi, Choy, or Choe, from Korean

   Ви́ктор Цой ― Víktor Coj ― Viktor Tsoi

Usage notes

• Normally, the Korean surname 최(崔) (Choe), which is the source, is transliterated in Russian as Чхве (Čxvɛ), especially for Koreans living in Korea (North or South) and in turn, the surname of the Russian Korean singer Viktor Tsoi is transliterated in Korean as 초이 (Choi), see 빅토르 초이.

Declension

The feminine form is indeclinable.

Declension of Цой (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Цо́й Cój	Цо́и Cói
genitive	Цо́я Cója	Цо́ев Cójev
dative	Цо́ю Cóju	Цо́ям Cójam
accusative	Цо́я Cója	Цо́ев Cójev
instrumental	Цо́ем Cójem	Цо́ями Cójami
prepositional	Цо́е Cóje	Цо́ях Cójax