ၵူၺ်ႈ

Shan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koj˧˧˨/

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• Rhymes: -oj

Noun

ၵူၺ်ႈ • (kōi)

1. banana

Derived terms

• ၵူၺ်ႈသူမ်ႈ (kōi sūum)

 

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.