gyoij

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ (“banana”). Cognate with Thai กล้วย (glûai), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ or ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi), Lü ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²), Tai Dam ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ, Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ), Bouyei joic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʲoːi˥/
• Tone numbers: gyoi³
• Hyphenation: gyoij

Noun

gyoij (Sawndip forms 𭀐 or 楷 or 蒮, 1957–1982 spelling gyoiз)

1. banana (general term)
2. Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

Derived terms

• gyoijgaeq
• gyoijhom
• gyoijvaiz