cùi

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Pacoh coul (“sharpen poorly”).

Adjective

cùi

  1. be blunt

Noun

cùi • (㽿, 癩, 𪽵)

  1. (pathology, informal) (bệnh ~) leprosy
    Synonyms: hủi, phong

Etymology 2

Cognate with Chut kuːl² ("cob of corn").

Alternative forms

Noun

cùi • (𢶟, 𩲡)

  1. parts of the fruit, include the core and/or the flesh

Adjective

cùi

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) of low quality
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