khôi

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁.

Compound part edit

khôi

(only in compounds) leader; chief; best

Derived terms edit

á khôi (runner up)
cừ khôi (outstanding)
hoa khôi (beauty queen)
khôi giáp (armor)
khôi ngô (handsome)
khôi nguyên (exam winner)
khôi vĩ (majestic)
tam khôi (three exam winners)

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詼.

Compound part edit

khôi

(only in compounds) funny

Derived terms edit

khôi hài (funny)

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恢.

Compound part edit

khôi

(only in compounds) to restore

Derived terms edit

khôi phục (to restore)

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傀.

Compound part edit

khôi

(only in compounds) strange

Derived terms edit

kỳ khôi (bizarre)

Etymology 5 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 瑰.

Compound part edit

khôi

(only in compounds) precious stones

Derived terms edit

mai khôi (rose/rosary)

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