bôi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Tày

Etymology

From an earlier form of Vietnamese môi.

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓoj˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓoj˦˥]

Noun

(Classifier: ăn) bôi

1. ladle

   Synonyms: bai, buôi, pèo

   bôi tắc nặm keng ― ladle used for scooping broth

References

• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Tân Hợp] pol³⁵ (Nguyễn Hữu Hoành et al., 2022).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓoj˧˧]

Verb

bôi • (𫽗, 盃, 杯)

1. to smear, to apply, to coat

   Synonyms: trét, xoa, thoa

2. to clean (board, etc.)

   Synonym: lau

Derived terms

• bôi bẩn
• bôi nhọ
• bôi tro trát trấu

Related terms

• xức