cối

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-koːlʔ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Muong cổl, Thavung โก้น, Chut [Rục] təkoːl³.

Compare Khmu [Cuang] guəl ("mortar for pounding grain"), Semai guul (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) cối • (檜, 𥖩, 桧, 𡑭)

  1. mortar
  2. (by extension) the container of a rice mill
  3. (by extension) rice mill
    cối xay gió ― a windmill

Derived terms

See also

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