vòi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "voi"
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩]
- Homophone: giòi
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Vietnamese uòi (“trunk”), from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj. Related to voi (“elephant”).
Noun[edit]
(classifier cái) vòi • (𦞑, 𦟷, 𦠽)
- (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, […]
- (anatomy, by extension) any tube-like organ
- vòi muỗi ― mosquito proboscis
- (by extension) a hose (flexible tube)
- vòi tắm ― shower
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Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
vòi
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