coi

See also: COI, còi, cối, cởi, and co'i

Catalan

Interjection

coi

1. (euphemistic) Alternative form of cony

   Què coi és això? ― What the heck is that?

Further reading

• “coi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “coi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “coi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “coi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French coy, from Old French coi (with feminine originally coie), from Vulgar Latin quētus, from Latin quiētus, from quies (“rest”). Compare English coy. Doublet of quitte and quiet, which were borrowings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa/
• Homophone: quoi

Adjective

coi (feminine coite, masculine plural cois, feminine plural coites)

1. (dated) silent
2. (dated) speechless

Derived terms

• coiment

Interjection

coi

1. (archaic) Cry of a huntsman to send the dogs on chase.

Noun

coi m (plural cois)

1. (archaic) quiet

   Le coi de la nuit

   The quiet of the night

Further reading

• “coi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Alternative forms

• co' (truncation)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oi

Article

coi

1. contraction of con i; with the

Related terms

• co'
• col
• coll'
• colla
• colle
• collo

Anagrams

• ciò

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) coī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of coeō

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós); compare Aromanian colj, coljiu, coalji. The plural coaie likely derives from an alternative Vulgar Latin plural form *cōlea, taken as a feminine in some other languages; compare French couille, Italian coglia, Sicilian cogghia, Corsican cuglia, Occitan colha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koj]
• Rhymes: -oj

Noun

coi n (plural coaie)

1. (slang, usually in the plural, referring to the testicles) ball(s)

Declension

Declension of coi

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) coi	coiul	(niște) coaie	coaiele
genitive/dative	(unui) coi	coiului	(unor) coaie	coaielor
vocative	coiule		coaielor

Synonyms

• testicul
• boș, boașă

Related terms

• scrot
• săculeț

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] /kɐːj²/.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

coi • (占, 䁛, 𩲡, 𥋳)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) to look, watch (over), observe, read, etc.

   coi em

   to babysit one's younger sibling

   coi mắt

   to meet with a date via a dating service

   coi ti-vi

   to watch TV

   coi phim

   to watch a TV show/movie

   coi báo

   to read a newspaper

   Coi nè!

   Check this out!

   Coi chừng!

   Look out!

   Mày coi chừng tao!

   You'd better not screw with me again!

Synonyms

• (look): xem, trông, ngó
• (read): đọc

Derived terms

Derived terms

• coi chừng
• coi cọp
• trông coi

 

Interjection

Coi? • (占, 䁛, 𩲡, 𥋳)

1. (colloquial, dialectal, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) [Look at yourself!] What the heck are you doin'?