xôi

See also: xoi, xối, and xởi

Vietnamese

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Etymology

Ferlus (2007) reconstructed Proto-Vietic *soːj, with cognates in the Pong group like Toum soːj¹ and Liha saoj¹, but this is obviously a faulty reconstruction, as simplex initial *s- would yield /t/ in Vietnamese, never remains /s/.

Ferlus (2007) reconstructed other items with *tʃ-, which yields /s/ in both modern Vietnamese and Pong lects (< Proto-Pong *s-), compare Vietnamese xỏ vs. Toum sɔː³, Vietnamese xương vs. Phong siɛŋ¹; so the reconstruction could possibly be amended to *tʃoːj instead.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Any possible connections with ចំហុយ?”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧]
Homophone: sôi

Noun

xôi • (𥸷, 吹, 炊)

steamed glutinous rice
xôi gấc ― sweet steamed glutinous rice colored with gac

xôi bắp ― steamed corn with sugar, sesame and coconut meat
(colloquial) chest, breast, bosom

Related terms

cơm nếp

Verb

xôi • (吹, 𤉚)

to gleam, to glow

Derived terms