vòi

From Middle Vietnamese uòi (“trunk”), from Proto-Vietic *vɔːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rnbuəj (“trunk”)[1].

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɔj˨˩] ~ [jɔj˨˩]
• Homophone: giòi

(classifier cái) vòi (𦞑, 𦟷, 𦠽)

1. (anatomy, of an elephant or a tapir) a trunk

   Con vỏi con voi.
   Cái vòi đi trước.
   Hai chân trước đi trước.
   Hai chân sau đi sau.
   Còn cái đuôi đi sau nốt.

   Look at that elephanty.
   His trunk comes first.
   And also his two front limbs.
   Then come his hind limbs.
   And so does his tail.

2. (anatomy, by extension) any tube-like organ

   vòi muỗi ― mosquito proboscis

3. (by extension) a hose (flexible tube)

   vòi tắm ― shower

• voi (“elephant”)