cửi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 機 (SV: cơ). Compare Thai กี่ (gìi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨj˨˩˦]

Verb

cửi • (𦀻)

1. (in compounds) to weave

   dệt cửi ― to weave

Derived terms

Derived terms

• canh cửi
• khung cửi
• mắc cửi