cột

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kot̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kok̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kok̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cây) cột

1. pillar, column, pole

   cột điện ― electric pole

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gut ~ *gat ~ *guət (“to tie, knot”); cognate with Mon ဂတ် (kòt, “to knot, to tie”) and Pacoh coat (“to tie a knot”).

Verb

cột

1. to fasten, to strap in, to bind, to tie