ถอย

tɔ̌iverb

to move back, backwards, aside, or away

#658 most common1 syllable

Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1v.

decreaselexitron

2v.

reduce; decline; diminish; lessen; slackenlexitron

3v.

to move back, backwards, aside, or away; to cause to do sowiktionary

4v.

to buy (a new car or other vehicle)(slang)wiktionary

5v.

to buy or get (something new)(humorous, slang)wiktionary

6v.

to decrease; to reduce; to lessen; to diminishwiktionary

7v.

to retreat; to withdrawwiktionary

8v.

to give up; to admit defeat; to quit; to yield(figuratively)wiktionary

From Middle Chinese 退 (MC thwojH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Lao ຖອຍ (thǭi), Lü ᦏᦾ (ṫhoay), Shan ထွႆ (thǎui), Khmer ថយ (thɑɑy).