gối

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣoj˦˥]

From Proto-Vietic *-koːlʔ, perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kulʔ, a variant of *kəl( ) ~ *kəəlʔ (“to support; to help”). Compare Khmer កល់ (kɑl, “to support from below”), ខ្នល់ (khnɑl, “prop; cushion”).

(classifier chiếc, cái) gối (𩠴, 𫋻)

1. a pillow

   vỏ/bao/áo gối

   a pillow case

   gối ôm

   a body pillow

gối

1. to rest one's head on something

   gối đầu

   to rest one's head (on something)

   sách gối đầu giường

   a bible

   (literally, “a book to put under your pillow; a book that you can use for head rest”)

From Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *-kuul; cognate with Pacoh tarcoul and Cua /takuːl/. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects cúi, gúi.

(classifier cái) gối (𨆝)

1. knee

• đầu gối (“knee”)