gói

See also: Appendix:Variations of "goi"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• goy

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”), from Hebrew גּוֹי (“nation”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔj/ [ˈɡɔɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔj/

• Rhymes: -ɔj

Noun

gói m or f by sense (plural góis)

1. (Judaism) goy (a non-Jew)

   Synonym: gentio

Vietnamese

Etymology

Derived from Old Chinese 裹 (OC *s.[k]ˤo[r]ʔ); non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 裹 (SV: khoả).

For the correspondence between Old Chinese liquid /*-r/ and Vietnamese glide ‹-i› (/-j/), see ngòi, tươi, and tỏi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gói • (𢶒)

1. pack; parcel; bundle

See also

• mì gói
• trọn gói

Verb

gói • (𢶒)

1. to wrap around

Derived terms

• gói ghém

Anagrams

• gió