chuỳ

See also: Chuy, chùy, and chú ý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chùy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槌 or 錘／锤 (chuí, “hammer”); or probably also 椎 (“hammer”), misreading of truỳ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) chuỳ

1. spiked club