giùi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• dùi

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-cuːj.

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 錐 (“awl, to pierce”, SV: chùy).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [juj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [juj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) giùi • (𨬉, 𨯸)

1. awl

Verb

giùi

1. to pierce