gối

See also: goi, Goi, gói, gōi, gỏi, gọi, gội, and go'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-koːlʔ, perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kulʔ, a variant of *kəl( ) ~ *kəəlʔ (“to support; to help”). Compare Khmer កល់ (kɑl, “to support from below”), ខ្នល់ (khnɑl, “prop; cushion”).

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) gối (𩠴, 𫋻)

pillow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *-kuul; cognate with Pacoh tarcoul and Cua /takuːl/. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects cúi, gúi.

Noun

(classifier cái) gối (𨆝)

knee

Derived terms

đầu gối (“knee”)

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