See also: Appendix:Variations of "doi"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] tɔːl⁵.
Not related to Chinese 代 (dài) (SV: đại). The Vietnamese and Cuối Chăm forms both point to earlier *toːs, so superficially similar words like Khmer ដូរ (dou), Halang tur are almost certainly unrelated as well.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb
đổi • (対, 𠲝, 𢬭, 𨒻, 𱑪, 𣋇, 對, 𢷮)
- (ambitransitive) to change (to (make something) become something different)
- (transitive) to change (to give money in exchange for a smaller amount)
- Synonym: đổi tiền