Bouyei edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *ʔoːjꟲ (sugar cane). Cognate with Thai อ้อย (ɔ̂i), Lao ອ້ອຍ (ʼǭi), ᦀᦾᧉ (˙ʼoay²), Zhuang oij. Compare Sui uic (sugar cane).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

oix

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Iu Mien edit

Verb edit

oix 

  1. to like