vòi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "voi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩]
Homophone: giòi

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese uòi (“trunk”), from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj. Related to voi (“elephant”).

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

voi (“elephant”)

Verb

vòi

to clamour for; to exact; to demand

See also

Derived terms

vòi vĩnh

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