còi

See also: coi, COI, cối, cởi, and co'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔj˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-kɔːj (“horn”). Cognate with Thavung təkɔːj¹ ("cow and buffalo horn"), Proto-Katuic *tŋkɔɔj (whence Pacoh tancoi (“horn, antler”)). The original meaning is probably "horn of herbivores", while Proto-Vietic *k-rəŋ (> sừng) was just "horn" in general.

The Viet-Muong languages no longer retain the meaning "animal horn" preserved in the other Vietic languages like Thavung, and Katuic.

Noun

(classifier cái) còi • (𥶯, 𧥇)

a whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
a horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
a siren (device for making a sound alarm)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

còi • (孤, 𩲡)

(colloquial) skinny; bony
Synonyms: gầy, ốm, ròm, tóm

Derived terms

còi cọc
còi xương
ốm còi

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