cối
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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *t-koːlʔ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Muong cổl, Thavung โก้น, Chut təkoːl³.
Compare Khmu guəl ("mortar for pounding grain"), Semai guul (“mortar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) cối • (檜, 𥖩, 桧, 𡑭)
- mortar
- (by extension) the container of a rice mill
- (by extension) rice mill
- cối xay gió ― a windmill