coi

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)

Interjection

coi

1. (euphemistic) Alternative form of cony

   Què coi és això? ― What the heck is that?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kooi (“bunk”). Doublet of càvea and gàbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

coi m (plural cois)

1. (nautical) a type of hammock made of sailcloth used as a makeshift bunk

Further reading

• “coi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “coi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “coi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “coi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French coy, from Old French coi (with feminine originally coie), from Vulgar Latin quētus, from Latin quiētus, from quies (“rest”). Compare English coy. Doublet of quitte and quiet, which were borrowings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: quoi

Adjective

coi (feminine coite, masculine plural cois, feminine plural coites)

1. (dated) silent
2. (dated) speechless

Derived terms

• coiment

Interjection

coi

1. (archaic) Cry of a huntsman to send the dogs on chase

Noun

coi m (plural cois)

1. (archaic) quiet

   Le coi de la nuit

   The quiet of the night

Further reading

• “coi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃóí/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Ideophone

coi

1. very sweet

   Synonym: zau

Alternative forms

• cwai

Italian

Alternative forms

• co' (truncation)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoj/
• Rhymes: -oj
• Hyphenation: cói

Article

coi

1. contraction of con i; with the

Related terms

• co'
• col
• coll'
• colla
• colle
• collo

Anagrams

• -ico, ciò

Latin

Verb

coī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of coeō

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *[cōleum, cōlea] n, from Latin cōleus m, of Ancient Greek origin. Compare Aromanian colj, coalji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -oj

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

coi n (plural coaie)

1. (vulgar, usually in the plural, referring to the testicles) ball(s)

   Synonyms: testicul; boș, boașă

Declension

Related terms

• scrot
• săculeț

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho kɐːj².

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key):
• (Huế) IPA^(key):
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key):

Verb

coi • (瑰, 䁛, 𥋳, 𫀢, 𩲡)

1. (chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) to look, watch (over), observe, read, etc.

   coi em ― to babysit one's younger sibling

   coi mắt ― to meet with a date via a dating service

   coi ti-vi ― to watch TV

   coi phim ― to watch a TV show/movie

   coi báo ― to read a newspaper

   Coi nè! ― Check this out!

   Coi chừng! ― Look out!

   Mày coi chừng tao!

   You'd better not screw with me again!

Synonyms

• (look): xem, trông, ngó
• (read): đọc

Derived terms

Interjection

Coi?

1. (colloquial, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) What the heck are you doin'?