cúi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cui"

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *guːs ~ *kuːs (“fire; firewood”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[]ʔus ~ *[]ʔuus ~ *[]ʔuəs (“fire, firewood”). Cognate with Vietnamese củi (“firewood”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuj⁵/

Noun

cúi

(Mường Bi) fire
(Mường Bi) firewood

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *guːrʔ ~ *kuːrʔ. Compare also Khmer កុរ (kol, “Year of the Pig”).

Noun

(classifier con) cúi • (𨆝)

(zoology, archaic) pig
Synonyms: lợn, heo

See also

Derived terms

cá cúi

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跪 (“to kneel, kowtow”, SV: quỵ).

Verb

cúi • (儈, 𠁚, 𣍋, 𨆝, 𩠠, 𩠴)

to bend (one's body)

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