vòi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "voi"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔj˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩]
- Homophone: giòi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *vɔːj. Related to voi (“elephant”).
Attested as uòi in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
Noun
(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
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
vòi