cu li

See also: culi, cúli, and -culi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˧ li˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French coolie.

Noun

cu li

(historical, dated, offensive) coolie
(colloquial) wage slave

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Compare cù lần. This looks like an unexpected loss of the final nasal.”

Noun

(classifier con) cu li

loris
Synonyms: khỉ gió, cù lần