Save Type Settlement Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. PLIE KOO, PU LIE KOO, PLIE KUW, PU LIE KUW [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Jarai Plơi Kơdưr meaning "northern village" or "high village", from plơi meaning "village" and kơdưr meaning "north, upper". This is the name of a city in Vietnam.