hói

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hoi"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔɪ⁵⁵/

Noun

hói

1. (Patsho) group

Pirahã

Adjective

hói

1. relatively small quantity

Coordinate terms

• hoí (“relatively large quantity”)

Further reading

• Pirahã language#Numerals_and_grammatical_number

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɔj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *həːlʔ. Cognate with Muong hởl.

Adjective

hói • (晦, 󰙎)

1. bald (as a result of male pattern baldness)

   Coordinate term: trọc

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Most likely of Kra-Dai origin. Compare Thai ห้วย (hûai), Lao ຫ້ວຍ (hūai), Lü ᦠᦽᧉ (ḣoy²), and Shan ႁူၺ်ႈ (hōi). If true then distantly related to suối (“stream”).”

Noun

(classifier con) hói

1. (North Central Vietnam) creek; stream; small river

   Synonym: rào