coi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
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coi
- (euphemistic) Alternative form of cony
- Què coi és això? ― What the heck is that?
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Dutch kooi (“bunk”). Doublet of càvea and gàbia.
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Noun edit
coi m (plural cois)
Further reading edit
- “coi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “coi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “coi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “coi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French coy, from Old French coi (with feminine originally coie), from Vulgar Latin quētus, from Latin quiētus, from quies (“rest”). Compare English coy. Doublet of quitte and quiet, which were borrowings.
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coi (feminine coite, masculine plural cois, feminine plural coites)
- (dated) silent
- (dated) speechless
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coi
Noun edit
coi m (plural cois)
Further reading edit
- “coi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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coi
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Alternative forms edit
- co' (truncation)
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coi
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coī
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *[cōleum, cōlea] n, from Latin cōleus m, of Ancient Greek origin. Compare Aromanian colj, coalji.
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coi n (plural coaie)
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Declension of coi
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Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɐːj².
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- (chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) to look, watch (over), observe, read, etc.
- coi em ― to babysit one's younger sibling
- coi mắt ― to meet with a date via a dating service
- coi ti-vi ― to watch TV
- coi phim ― to watch a TV show/movie
- coi báo ― to read a newspaper
- Coi nè! ― Check this out!
- Coi chừng! ― Look out!
- Mày coi chừng tao!
- You'd better not screw with me again!
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Coi?
- (colloquial, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) [Look at yourself!] What the heck are you doin'?