xôi
nounverbcombining form
Hanoi [soj˧˧]Huế [soj˧˧]Saigon [soj˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
xôi means steamed glutinous rice; chest; breast.
Meanings of xôi in English
Noun
- steamed glutinous rice
- xôi gấcsweet steamed glutinous rice colored with gac
- xôi bắpsteamed corn with sugar, sesame and coconut meat
- colloquial chest, breast, bosom
Verb
- to gleam, to glow
Combining form
- reduplicant of xa, only used in xa xôi
Words with xôi
Example sentences with xôi
- Xôi hỏng bỏng không. We're out of luck again.
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, xôi could be written as 𥸷, 吹, 炊, 𤉚. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Ferlus (2007) reconstructed Proto-Vietic *soːj, with cognates in the Pong group like Toum soːj¹ and Liha saoj¹, but this is obviously a faulty reconstruction, as simplex initial *s- would yield /t/ in Vietnamese, never remains /s/.
Frequently asked questions
What does xôi mean in English?
xôi (noun) means "steamed glutinous rice; chest; breast".
How do you pronounce xôi?
IPA: Hanoi [soj˧˧]; Saigon [soj˧˧]. Tones: xôi — level tone (ngang).