Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Compare Pacoh coul (“sharpen poorly”).
Adjective[edit]
cùi
- be blunt
cùi • (㽿, 癩, 𪽵)
- (pathology, informal) (bệnh ~) leprosy
- Synonyms: hủi, phong
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Chut [Rục] kuːl² ("cob of corn").
Alternative forms[edit]
cùi • (𢶟, 𩲡)
- parts of the fruit, include the core and/or the flesh
Adjective[edit]
cùi
- (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) of low quality
See also[edit]