ói

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːlʔ (“to choke while eating”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔul() ~ *ʔuəlʔ ~ *ʔəl() ~ *hul() (“nausea; to choke; to vomit”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] /ʔoːl³/, Arem /ʔuəlˀ/ ("to choke") Khmer អួល (ʾuəl, “to gag; to choke”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˦˥]

Verb

ói (喂, 𣾿)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to vomit
Synonyms: mửa, nôn

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