vòi

Vietnamese

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) a trunk
(anatomy) any tube-like organ
(by extension) a hose

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Vietnamese uòi (trunk) inherited from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rnbuəj (trunk).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

*rnbuəj

Gloss

trunk

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rồng Vietnamese
vòi rồng Vietnamese
*rnbuəj Proto-Mon-Khmer
*vɔːj Proto-Vietic
uòi Middle Vietnamese