côi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of mồ côi, attested in Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義) as 戊塊 (MC muwH khwojH) (modern SV: mậu khối).

Adjective

côi • (孤, 𡦶, 𩲡, 𪧄)

  1. (rarely used alone) orphaned, abandoned

See also

Etymology 2

Preposition

côi

  1. (North Central Vietnam) on; above
    Synonym: trên
    để côi trốc ― to put (something) on one's head
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