củi
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *guːs ~ *kuːs (“fire; firewood”), possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *( )ʔus ~ *( )ʔuus ~ *( )ʔuəs (“firewood”); cognates include Muong cúi, Pacoh uih.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kuj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kuj˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier cây, khúc, thanh, que) củi (檜, 桧)
- firewood
See also
Derived terms
- củi lửa