chổi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "choi"
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (North Central Vietnam) chủi (no vowel lowering)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *k-cuːs (“to sweep, broom”). Compare North Central Vietnamese chủi. Cognate with Chut [Sách] kucuːlʰ¹.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit](classifier cây) chổi • (箒, 䇛, 雉)
- broom
- chổi lông gà ― a feather broom/duster (literally, “a chicken-feathered broom”)
- 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “述興 Thuật hứng 22”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
- 𫗄羡簾台箒括
𪩮掑𲈾矯畑拞- Gió tận rèm thay chổi quét,
Trăng kề cửa kẻo đèn khêu. - The winds come all the way to the curtains, taking on the role of the brooms for sweeping,
The moon is right there by the doorstep, [bright enough that there is] no need for a lamp.
- Gió tận rèm thay chổi quét,
Derived terms
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