lồi xỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • lòi xỉ

Etymology

lồi +‎ xỉ; the second element is the Sino-Vietnamese word from 齒 (“tooth”).

It is not clear why Sino-Vietnamese xỉ is used here instead of native răng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [loj˨˩ si˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [loj˦˩ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [loj˨˩ sɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

lồi xỉ

  1. (dentistry) having protruding teeth, especially protruding maxillary canines
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