Etymology

Choi

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Today it means: A surname from Chinese [in turn from Cantonese]. Full definition →

Cantonese 蔡 ← Korean 최(崔)
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from최(崔)
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from蔡
  3. English todayChoi

* (Chinese surname): From a romanization of Cantonese 蔡 (coi³). Doublet of Tsai and Cai. * (Korean surname): From a romanization of Korean 최(崔) (Choe). Doublet of Cui and Chui.

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