chổi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "choi"

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Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) chủi (no vowel lowering)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-cuːs (“to sweep, broom”). Compare North Central Vietnamese chủi. Cognate with Chut [Sách] kucuːlʰ¹.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây) chổi • (箒, 䇛, 雉)

1. broom

   chổi lông gà ― a feather broom/duster (literally, “a chicken-feathered broom”)

   • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “述興 Thuật hứng 22”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):

     𫗄羡簾台箒括
     𪩮掑𲈾矯畑拞

     Gió tận rèm thay chổi quét,
     Trăng kề cửa kẻo đèn khêu.

     The winds come all the way to the curtains, taking on the role of the brooms for sweeping,
     The moon is right there by the doorstep, [bright enough that there is] no need for a lamp.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chổi chà
• sao chổi