cối

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-koːlʔ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Muong cổl, Thavung โก้น, Chut [Rục] təkoːl³.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [koj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [koj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [koj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) cối • (檜, 𥖩, 桧, 𡑭, 臼)

a mortar
(by extension) the container of a rice mill
(by extension) a rice mill
cối xay gió ― a windmill

See also

chày

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