chuối

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuj˦˥] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Vietic *caːjʔ ~ *cɔːjʔ (“banana”). Cognates include Tho caːj³, Hung caːj, Muong chuổi (“banana”). Attested as chuối, chuếi (“banana”) in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Also compare Semai jai (/ɟai/), Temiar jai (/ɟai/), Jehai ɟaj. ==== Noun ==== (classifier cây, trái, quả) chuối • (桎, 𱤀, 𬝉, 𱤔, 樶, 𬞚) banana (slang) penis ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of củ chuối. ==== Adjective ==== chuối (slang, Northern Vietnam) cringeworthy; cringy ===== Derived terms ===== chuối cả nải