khoai
See also: khoái
Vietnamese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a Khmuic language, compare Proto-Khmuic *kwaːj, or directly descended from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaaj (“yam”); cognate with Mon ကွဲာ (kwai).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaːj˧˧] ~ [xwaːj˧˧]
Noun
(classifier củ) khoai (𧃷, 𬞲)
- potato
- sweet potato
Synonyms
- (sweet potato): khoai lang
Derived terms
- khoai lang (sweet potato)
- khoai môn (taro)
- khoai nước (taro)
- khoai sọ (taro)
- khoai tây (potato)
- như nước đổ lá khoai (like water off a duck's back)