vòi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "voi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩]
• Homophone: giòi

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese uòi (“trunk”), from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj. Related to voi (“elephant”).

Noun

(classifier cái) vòi • (𦞑, 𦟷, 𦠽)

1. (anatomy, of an elephant or a tapir) a trunk
   • 1971, Nguyễn Tấn Long, Phan Canh, Thi Ca Bình Dân Việt Nam, volumes 4 – Sinh Hoạt Thi Ca, NXB Sống Mới, page 364:

     Con vỏi con voi, / Cái vòi đi trước, […]

     Elephant, elephant, / Its trunk comes first, […]

2. (anatomy, by extension) any tube-like organ

   vòi muỗi ― mosquito proboscis

3. (by extension) a hose (flexible tube)

   vòi tắm ― shower

See also

• voi (“elephant”)

Etymology 2

Verb

vòi

1. to clamour for; to exact; to demand

See also

Derived terms

• vòi vĩnh