ói

verb

Hanoi [ʔɔj˧˦]Huế [ʔɔj˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɔj˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

óirisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ói means to vomit.

Meanings of ói in English

Verb

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to vomit ≈ mửa nôn

Example sentences with ói

Tom đã ói. Tom vomited.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ói could be written as 喂, 𣾿. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ʔoːlʔ (“to choke while eating”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʔoːlʔ ~ *ʔuəl (“to choke; to vomit”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] ʔoːl³, Arem ʔuəlˀ ("to choke"), Pacoh oal, Khmer អួល (ʼuəl, “to gag; to choke”).

Frequently asked questions

What does ói mean in English?

ói (verb) means "to vomit".

How do you pronounce ói?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɔj˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɔj˦˥]. Tones: ói — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.