gối

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "goi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-koːlʔ, perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kulʔ, a variant of *kəl( ) ~ *kəəlʔ (“to support; to help”). Compare Khmer កល់ (kɑl, “to support from below”), ខ្នល់ (khnɑl, “prop; cushion”).

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) gối • (𩠴, 𫋻)

  1. a pillow
    vỏ/bao/áo gối ― a pillow case
    gối ôm ― a body pillow

Verb

gối

  1. to rest one's head on something
    gối đầu ― to rest one's head (on something)
    sách gối đầu giường ― a bible (literally, “a book to put under your pillow; a book that you can use for head rest”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *-kuul; cognate with Pacoh tarcoul and Cua takuːl.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) cúi (no lenition, in dialects where *-l > /j/)
  • (North Central Vietnam) cún (no lenition, in dialects where *-l > /n/)
  • (North Central Vietnam) gúi (with lenition, in dialects where *-l > /j/)

Noun

(classifier cái) gối • (𨆝)

  1. (usually in compounds, likely to avoid ambiguity with gối (“pillow”)) a knee (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it)
    Synonyms: đầu gối, trốc gối
    lên gối ― to knee
    Nếu lên gối không được thì xuống chỏ.
    If you can't knee your opponent, try elbowing them.
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