cúi

From Proto-Vietic *guːs ~ *kuːs (“fire; firewood”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[]ʔus ~ *[]ʔuus ~ *[]ʔuəs (“fire, firewood”). Cognate with Vietnamese củi (“firewood”).

• IPA^(key): /kuj⁵/

cúi

1. (Mường Bi) fire
2. (Mường Bi) firewood

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)‎^[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kuj˦˥]

From Proto-Vietic *guːrʔ ~ *kuːrʔ; cognates with Muong củi, Chut cûl, Chut [Maleng] kuːl⁴ and Tho [Pong] kuːl⁴. Also compare Angkorian Old Khmer កុរ៑ (kur), a loan from an unidentified Vietic source, whence Khmer កុរ (kol, “Year of the Pig”) and Thai กุน (gun, “Year of the Pig”). (Ferlus, 2013) Additionally, 亥 (OC *[ɡ]ˤəʔ) (B-S) (SV: hợi) is a possible cognate, see there for more.

(classifier con) cúi • (𨆝, 會, 檜)

1. (archaic) pig

   Synonyms: lợn, heo

• cá cúi (dugong)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 跪 (“to kneel, kowtow”, SV: quỵ).

cúi • (儈, 𠁚, 𣍋, 𨆝, 𩠠, 𩠴)

1. to bend (one's body)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

(classifier con) cúi • (桧)

1. a roll of twisted straw or cotton fiber