ข้าวซอย

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Shan ၶဝ်ႈသွႆး (khāo sáui) or Northern Thai ᨡᩮᩢ᩶ᩣᨪᩬ᩠ᨿ (not in TDP). Same as ข้าว (kâao, rice) +‎ ซอย (sɔɔi, to slice).

Pronunciation

Orthographicข้าวซอย
kʰ ˆ ā w z ɒ y
Phonemic
ข้าว-ซอย
kʰ ˆ ā w – z ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonkâao-sɔɔi
Royal Institutekhao-soi
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːw˥˩.sɔːj˧/(R)

Noun

ข้าวซอย • (kâao-sɔɔi)

  1. khao soi, a northern Thai noodle dish.

Synonyms

  • ก๋วยเตี๋ยวฮ่อ

Further reading

  • ข้าวซอย” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.