ôi
Hanoi [ʔoj˧˧]Huế [ʔoj˧˧]Saigon [ʔoj˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
ôi means oh; alas.
Meanings of ôi in English
Interjection
- oh
- alas
Adjective
- tainted (meat), putrid (flesh)
- thịt ôispoiled meat
Words with ôi
Example sentences with ôi
- Ôi, thật không thể tin được! Gee, unbelievable!
- Của rẻ là của ôi. Buy cheap and waste your money.
- Ôi, thật là khó tin! Gee, unbelievable!
- Ôi, phòng khách rộng thế! Oh, what a big living room!
- Thực phẩm nhanh ôi thiu trong thời tiết nóng. Food decays quickly in hot weather.
- Thực phẩm nhanh bị ôi thiu trong thời tiết nóng. Food decays quickly in hot weather.
- Ôi không! Oh, no!
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, ôi could be written as 𦞏, 隈, 喂, 偎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sʔuj. Cognate with Mon သ္အဲု (ui, “to be rotten, putrid”) and Khmer ស្អុយ (sʼoy, “putrid, to stink”).
Frequently asked questions
What does ôi mean in English?
ôi (interjection) means "oh; alas".
How do you pronounce ôi?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔoj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔoj˧˧]. Tones: ôi — level tone (ngang).