gyoij

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kluəjᶜ (banana). Cognate with Thai กล้วย (glûai), Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi), ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy2), Tai Dam ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ, Shan ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōy), Ahom 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuny).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kʲoːi˥/
  • Tone numbers: gyoi3
  • Hyphenation: gyoij

Noun

gyoij (old orthography gyoiз, Sawndip forms 𭀐, , )

  1. banana (general term)
  2. (particularly) Musa basjoo

Derived terms

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