cũi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam) cụi (dialects with ngã-nặng merger)

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 櫃 (“cupboard; cabinet”, SV: quỹ). Doublet of quỹ and quầy.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) cũi • (圚, 櫃, 樻)

  1. square, cuboid cage, used to cage larger animals or humans
    Near-synonyms: lồng, chuồng, bu
  2. playpen
  3. (uncommon) kitchen cupboard, pantry
    Synonym: chạn
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