gối
See also: Appendix:Variations of "goi"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
edit(classifier chiếc, cái) gối • (𩠴, 𫋻)
- a pillow
- vỏ/bao/áo gối ― a pillow case
- gối ôm ― a body pillow
Verb
editgối
- 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
editFrom Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *-kuul; cognate with Pacoh tarcoul and Cua takuːl.
Alternative forms
edit- (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
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