cối

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [koj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [koj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [koj˦˥]

Etymology 1

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

Compare Khmu [Cuang] guəl ("mortar for pounding grain"), Semai guul (“mortar”).

Noun

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

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

   cối xay gió ― a windmill

Derived terms

• chày cối
• cối cần
• cối xay
• cối xay gió
• li cối
• mũ cối
• pháo cối
• súng cối

See also

• chày

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *koːjʔ (“plant; vegetation”).

Noun

cối

1. (not in isolation) plant; vegetation

Derived terms

• cây cối