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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
- (Mường Bi) fire
- (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. Compare also Khmer កុរ (kol, “Year of the Pig”).
Noun
(classifier con) cúi • (𨆝)
- (zoology, archaic) pig
- Synonyms: lợn, heo
See also
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跪 (“to kneel, kowtow”, SV: quỵ).
Verb
cúi • (儈, 𠁚, 𣍋, 𨆝, 𩠠, 𩠴)
- to bend (one's body)