cươi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] takɤl¹ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) cươi

1. (North Central Vietnam) yard

   Synonym: sân

   lá lảy đầy cươi ― a yard full of dead leaves