cúi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cui"

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *guːs ~ *kuːs (“fire; firewood”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[]ʔus ~ *[]ʔuus ~ *[]ʔuəs (“fire, firewood”). Cognate with Vietnamese củi (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cúi

  1. (Mường Bi) fire
  2. (Mường Bi) firewood

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎, Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *guːrʔ ~ *kuːrʔ; cognates with Muong củi, Chut cûl, Chut kuːl⁴ and Tho kuːl⁴. Also compare Angkorian Old Khmer កុរ៑ (kur), a loan from an unidentified Vietic source, whence Khmer កុរ (kol, “Year of the Pig”) and Thai กุน (gun, “Year of the Pig”). (Ferlus, 2013) Additionally, 亥 (OC *ˤəʔ) (B-S) (SV: hợi) is a possible cognate, see there for more.

Noun

(classifier con) cúi • (𨆝, 會, 檜)

  1. (archaic) pig
    Synonyms: lợn, heo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跪 (“to kneel, kowtow”, SV: quỵ).

Verb

cúi • (儈, 𠁚, 𣍋, 𨆝, 𩠠, 𩠴)

  1. to bend (one's body)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier con) cúi • (桧)

  1. a roll of twisted straw or cotton fiber
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