cửi
Definition
- Noun:
- Loom: A frame or machine for weaving thread or yarn into fabric.
- Weaving frame: The structure that holds the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi ngồi dệt vải bên khung cửi. (My grandmother sits weaving fabric at the loom.)
- Tiếng cửi đưa thoi nghe đều đều. (The sound of the loom's shuttle moving back and forth is rhythmic.)
Advanced Usage
- "mắc cửi": This is a common compound phrase.
- To be as crowded/busy as a loom (with threads): Used to describe a place that is extremely crowded or a situation that is very busy and complex, like the dense threads on a loom.
- Đường phố đông mắc cửi. (The streets are extremely crowded.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khung cửi (n): The full, more specific term for "loom" or "weaving frame".
- Dệt cửi (v): To weave (on a loom).
Synonyms
- Máy dệt: Weaving machine.
- Khung dệt: Weaving frame.
Notes on Meaning
- The word "cửi" is almost exclusively used in the context of traditional weaving. In modern Vietnamese, the compound "khung cửi" is more commonly used than the standalone word "cửi".
- Its primary meaning is the physical tool for weaving. Its use in the idiom "mắc cửi" is a figurative extension, comparing density or complexity to the tightly arranged threads on a loom's frame.