coi

From Middle French coy, from Old French coi (with feminine originally coie), from Vulgar Latin quētus, from Latin quiētus, from quies (“rest”). Compare English coy. Doublet of quitte and quiet, which were borrowings.

• IPA^(key): /kwa/
• Homophone: quoi

coi (feminine singular coite, masculine plural cois, feminine plural coites)

1. (dated) silent
2. (dated) speechless

• coiment

coi

1. (archaic) Cry of a huntsman to send the dogs on chase.

coi m (plural cois)

1. (archaic) quiet

   Le coi de la nuit

   The quiet of the night

• “coi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• Rhymes: -oi

coi

1. contraction of con i; with the

• ciò

coī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of coeō

From Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós); compare Aromanian colj, coljiu, coalji. The plural coaie likely derives from an alternative Vulgar Latin plural form *cōlea, taken as a feminine in some other languages; compare French couille, Italian coglia, Sicilian cogghia, Corsican cuglia, Occitan colha.

• IPA^(key): [koj]
• Rhymes: -oj

coi n (plural coaie)

1. (slang, usually in the plural, referring to the testicles) ball(s)

• testicul
• boș, boașă

• scrot
• săculeț

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] /kɐːj²/.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔj˧˧]

coi (占, 䁛, 𩲡, 𥋳)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) to look, watch (over), observe, read, etc.

   coi em

   to babysit one's younger sibling

   coi mắt

   to meet with a date via a dating service

   coi ti-vi

   to watch TV

   coi phim

   to watch a TV show/movie

   coi báo

   to read a newspaper

   Coi nè!

   Check this out!

   Coi chừng!

   Look out!

   Mày coi chừng tao!

   You'd better not screw with me again!

• (look): xem, trông, ngó
• (read): đọc

Coi? (占, 䁛, 𩲡, 𥋳)

1. (colloquial, dialectal, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) [Look at yourself!] What the heck are you doin'?