# coi
## Catalan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkoj]

#### Interjection

coi
* (euphemistic) Alternative form of cony
    Què coi és això? ― What the heck is that?

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kooi (“bunk”). Doublet of càvea and gàbia.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔj]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈkoj]

#### Noun

coi m (plural cois)
* (nautical) a type of hammock made of sailcloth used as a makeshift bunk

### Further reading

* “coi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “coi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “coi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “coi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## French
### Etymology

From Middle French coy, from Old French coi, from Latin qu(i)ētus. Doublet of quiet, which was borrowed.
The original feminine coie is attested until the 18th century. The modern form is analogous (e.g. with droit, droite) and/or influenced by the aforementioned doublet. Compare similar spelling inconsistencies in absous, andalou, esquimau, favori.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kwa/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: cois, quoi

### Adjective

coi (feminine coite or (obsolete) coie, masculine plural cois, feminine plural coites or (obsolete) coies)
* (dated) silent
* (dated) speechless

#### Derived terms

* coiment

### Noun

coi m (plural cois)
* (archaic) quiet
    le coi de la nuit ― the quiet of the night

### Interjection

coi
* (archaic) cry of a huntsman to send the dogs on chase

### Further reading

* “coi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃóí/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [t͡ʃóɪ́]

### Ideophone

coi
* very sweet
    Synonym: zau

#### Alternative forms

* cwai

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* co' (truncation)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoj/
* Rhymes: -oj
* Hyphenation: cói

### Article

coi
* contraction of con i; with the

#### Related terms

* co'
* col
* coll'
* colla
* colle
* collo

### Anagrams

* -ico, ciò

## Latin
### Verb

coī
* second-person singular present active imperative of coeō

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōleum n, from Latin cōleus m, of Ancient Greek origin. Compare Aromanian colj, coalji.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koj]
* Rhymes: -oj
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

coi n (plural coaie)
* (vulgar, usually in the plural, referring to the testicles) ball(s)
    Synonyms: testicul; boș, boașă

#### Related terms

* scrot
* săculeț

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kɐːj².

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [kɔj˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [kɔj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [kɔj˧˧]

### Verb

coi • (瑰, 䁛, 𥋳, 𫀢, 𩲡)
* (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!

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

* coi bộ
* coi chừng
* coi cọp
* coi mòi
* coi sóc
* coi thường
* coi trọng
* khó coi
* trông coi

### Interjection

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