cối

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-koːlʔ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Muong cổl, Thavung โก้น, Chut [Rục] təkoːl³.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [koj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [koj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [koj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) cối • (檜, 𥖩, 桧, 𡑭, 臼)

1. a mortar
2. (by extension) the container of a rice mill
3. (by extension) a rice mill

   cối xay gió ― a windmill

See also

• chày