khoai sọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From khoai + sọ, from Proto-Vietic *s-roːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁rawʔ ~ *t₁raaw; akin to Khmer ត្រាវ (traaw), Mon ကြဴ (krao), Khasi shriew/'riew, Proto-Khmuic *sroʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːj˧˧ sɔ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧ ʂɔ˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwaːj˧˧ sɔ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧ ʂɔ˨˩˨] ~ [xwaːj˧˧ sɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, củ) khoai sọ

1. taro

Synonyms

• khoai môn
• khoai nước