Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɟaːiʔ. Possible cognates include Tho caːj³ ‎(banana), Hung caːj ‎(banana), Muong cuoj³ ‎(banana), Vietnamese chuối ‎(banana), Ngeq callɔk ‎(trunk or edible center of banana tree), Khmu kɟɔːk ‎(type of banana), Semai ɟai ‎(a wild inedible banana), Temiar ɟai ‎(a wild inedible banana), Jehai ɟaj ‎(banana), Thai หยวก ‎(jùːak, “trunk of banana tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceːk/, /ceːc/