Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-cuːj.
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 錐 (“awl, to pierce”, SV: chùy).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [juj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [juj˨˩]
Noun
(classifier cái) giùi • (𨬉, 𨯸)
- awl
Verb
giùi
- to pierce