gợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gəər (“to catch fire”); cognate with Mon ဂဵု (kɜ̀, “to blaze up; to shine; to glow”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣəːj˨˩˨]

Verb

gợi

1. to arouse
2. to awake (memories)

Derived terms

• gợi nhớ (“to remind”)
• gợi ý (“to suggest”)