gối

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *-koːlʔ, perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kulʔ, a variant of *kəl( ) ~ *kəəlʔ (to support; to help). Compare Khmer កល់ (kɑl, to support from below), ខ្នល់ (khnɑl, prop; cushion).

Noun

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(classifier chiếc, cái) gối (𩠴, 𫋻)

  1. a pillow
    vỏ/bao/áo gốia pillow case
    gối ôma body pillow

Verb

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gối

  1. to rest one's head on something
    gối đầuto rest one's head (on something)
    sách gối đầu giườnga bible (literally, “a book to put under your pillow; a book that you can use for head rest”)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *-kuul; cognate with Pacoh tarcoul and Cua takuːl.

Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam) cúi (no lenition, in dialects where *-l > /j/)
  • (North Central Vietnam) cún (no lenition, in dialects where *-l > /n/)
  • (North Central Vietnam) gúi (with lenition, in dialects where *-l > /j/)

Noun

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(classifier cái) gối (𨆝)

  1. (usually in compounds, likely to avoid ambiguity with gối (pillow)) a knee (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it)
    Synonyms: đầu gối, trốc gối
    lên gốito knee
    Nếu lên gối không được thì xuống chỏ.
    If you can't knee your opponent, try elbowing them.