English
khao soi
Khao soi comes from Thai ข้าวซอย ‘khao soi, a northern Thai noodle dish’.
- Thaimodernข้าวซอยkâao-sɔɔi‘khao soi, a northern Thai noodle dish’
- Englishtodaykhao soi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Thaimodernข้าวซอยkâao-sɔɔi‘khao soi, a northern Thai noodle dish’
- Englishtodaykhao soi
The story
Borrowed from Thai ข้าวซอย (kâao-sɔɔi), which is perhaps derived from Burmese ခေါက်ဆွဲ (hkaukhcwai:) or Shan ၶဝ်ႈသွႆး (khāo sáui).
Every English word from Thai ข้าวซอย
Today it means
noun Wide rice noodles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Thai ข้าวซอย / khao soi