gyoij

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ (“banana”). Cognate with Thai กล้วย (glûai), Northern Thai ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ or ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi), Lü ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²), Tai Dam ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ, Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ), Bouyei joic.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /kʲoːi˥/

Tone numbers: gyoi³

Hyphenation: gyoij

Noun

gyoij (Sawndip forms 𭀐 or 楷 or 蒮, 1957–1982 spelling gyoiз)

banana (general term)
Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

Derived terms

gyoijgaeq
gyoijhom
gyoijvaiz

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