vòi

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Vietnamese uòi (trunk), from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj. Related to voi (elephant).

Noun[edit]

(classifier cái) vòi (𦞑, 𦟷, 𦠽)

  1. (anatomy, of an elephant or a tapir) a trunk
    • 1971, Nguyễn Tấn Long, Phan Canh, Thi Ca Bình Dân Việt Nam, volumes 4 – Sinh Hoạt Thi Ca, NXB Sống Mới, page 364:
      Con vỏi con voi, / Cái vòi đi trước, []
      Elephant, elephant, / Its trunk comes first, []
  2. (anatomy, by extension) any tube-like organ
    vòi muỗimosquito proboscis
  3. (by extension) a hose (flexible tube)
    vòi tắmshower
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

vòi

  1. to clamour for; to exact; to demand
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