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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *t-kɔːj (“horn”). Cognate with Thavung təkɔːj¹ ("cow and buffalo horn"), Proto-Katuic *tŋkɔɔj (whence Pacoh tancoi (“horn, antler”)), Khmer កុយ (koy, “rhinoceros horn”). The original meaning was probably "horn of a herbivore", while Proto-Vietic *k-rəŋ (> sừng) was just "horn" in general.
The Viet-Muong languages no longer retain the meaning "horn of a herbivore" preserved in the other Vietic languages (like Thavung), Katuic and Khmer, but only "instrumental horn" (with the same semantic development as in English).
Noun
(classifier cái) còi • (𩲡, 𧥇)
- a whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
- a horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
- a siren (device for making a sound alarm)
Etymology 2
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Adjective
còi • (孤, 𩲡)
- (colloquial) skinny; bony
- Synonyms: gầy, ốm, ròm, tóm
Derived terms