Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of sedge: A specific kind of sedge plant (Cyperus malaccensis), the stems of which are used to weave mats, sails, and screens.
   • An object made from this sedge: Refers to products like mats woven from this specific sedge material.

2. Verb:

   • To heap up, to pile up: To gather and form something into a conical or rounded pile, especially referring to loose materials like grain, soil, or hay.
   • To make something pointed or form a peak: To shape or arrange something so that it has a pointed top.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Chiếu gon rất bền và mát. (The gon sedge mat is very durable and cool.)
  • Người dân thu hoạch gon để đan lát. (People harvest gon sedge for weaving.)

• Verb:

  • Bà gon đống rơm lại cho gọn. (She heaped up the straw pile to make it tidier.)
  • Anh ấy đang gon đất lên thành ụ. (He is piling the earth into a mound.)

Advanced Usage

• "gon gọn": To pile something up neatly and compactly.
  • Hãy gon gọn đống sách vào một chỗ. (Please pile up the books neatly in one place.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gon góp (verb, compound): To gather, to collect (often used for contributions or scattered items). This is a compound word.
• Gon ghẻ (adjective, compound): Neat, tidy, well-arranged. This is a compound word.

Synonyms

• Noun (for the plant): Cói, cói bàng (other types of sedge/rushes).
• Verb (for piling): Chất đống, vun, đống lại (to pile up, to heap).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Gon vào: To gather into, to heap into a specific place.
  • Gon hết đồ vào trong nhà đi. (Heap all the stuff into the house.)

Related Idioms

• Gon gàng: (Often used as "gọn gàng") Neat, tidy, orderly. While "gon" and "gọn" are distinct, they are sometimes associated in usage related to neat arrangement.
  • Căn phòng được sắp xếp gon gàng. (The room is arranged neatly.)

1. Sedge
   • Chiếu gon
     Sedge mat
2. Heap up
   • Gon đống thóc vào một góc sân
     To heap up paddy in a corner of the yard