chuối

From Middle Vietnamese chuối or chuếi (“banana”), Proto-Vietic *caːjʔ or *cɔːjʔ (“banana”). Cognates include Tho /caːj³/, Hung /caːj/, Muong chuổi (banana), Semai /ɟai/, Temiar /ɟai/, Jehai /ɟaj/. Shorto (2006) compares Vietnamese chuối to Proto-Mon-Khmer *t1luəyʔ, though he expects Vietnamese reflex to be **truối instead. Cognates outsides Vietic are Proto-Palaungic *klɔɔj; Proto-Khmuic *tlɔːj (whence Khmu [script needed] (tɘlɔ́:y)) (SEALang).

Also compare Proto-Tai *kluəjᶜ (“banana”), whence Thai กล้วย (glûai).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuj˦˥]

(classifier cây, trái, quả) chuối (荎, 桎, 棳, 槯, 樶, 𣑳)

1. banana

chuối

1. (slang, Northern Vietnam) cringeworthy; cringy

   Hôm qua rượu vào lỡ thú với người ta. Chuối quá đi mất!

   I was so drunk up yesterday I confessed to her. Man, that's painful to think about!

   Nó bày trò ảo thuật bài mà quên bỏ bài vào trong áo, thành thử khi lên diễn thì chuối cả nải luôn!

   He wanted to do a card trick but forgot to hide cards in his jackets, so it was all out cringe when he went upstage!