còi

Etymology 1
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬 təkɔːj¹ ("cow and buffalo horn"), 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬. The original meaning was probably "horn of a herbivore", while (> ) was just "horn" in general.

The Viet-Muong languages no longer retain the meaning "horn of a herbivore" preserved in the other Vietic languages (like Thavung), Katuic and Khmer, but only "instrumental horn" (with the same semantic development as in English).

Noun

 * 1) a whistle device used to make a whistling sound
 * 2) a horn loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle
 * 3) a siren

Adjective

 * 1)  skinny; bony