xôi
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Vietnamese
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/.
Ferlus (2007) reconstructed other items with *tʃ-, which yields /s/ in both modern Vietnamese and Pong lects (< Proto-Pong *s-), compare Vietnamese xỏ vs. Toum sɔː³, Vietnamese xương vs. Phong siɛŋ¹; so the reconstruction could possibly be amended to *tʃoːj instead.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Any possible connections with ចំហុយ?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- steamed glutinous rice
- xôi gấc ― sweet steamed glutinous rice colored with gac
- xôi bắp ― steamed corn with sugar, sesame and coconut meat
- (colloquial) chest, breast, bosom