coi

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkoj]

coi

1. (euphemistic) Alternative form of cony

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

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈkoj]

coi m (plural cois)

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

• “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.

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.

• IPA^(key): /kwa/

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• Homophone: quoi

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

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

• coiment

coi

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

coi m (plural cois)

1. (archaic) quiet

   Le coi de la nuit

   The quiet of the night

• “coi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

coi

1. very sweet

   Synonym: zau

• cwai

• co' (truncation)

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

coi

1. contraction of con i; with the

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

• -ico, ciò

coī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of coeō

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

• IPA^(key): [koj]
• Rhymes: -oj

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coi n (plural coaie)

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

   Synonyms: testicul; boș, boașă

• scrot
• săculeț

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɐːj².

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]

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!

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

Coi?

1. (colloquial, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) [Look at yourself!] What the heck are you doin'?