호호

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Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Interjection

호호 • (hoho)

  1. (onomatopoeia) teehee, hoho, haw-haw
    호호 웃다 ― hoho utda ― smiling and laughing
  2. (expressing surprise or shock) whoa!; wow!; huh!
Usage notes
  • Typically applied only to women.
Derived terms

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 후후 (huhu)
Yang-form 호호 (hoho)

호호 • (hoho)

  1. puffing, blowing, huffing
    언 손에 입김을 호호 불다 ― eon son-e ipgim-eul hoho bulda ― blowing on one's frozen hands
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戶戶.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hōho

Noun

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 戶戶)

  1. every household/family, each house

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 浩浩.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hōho

Root

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 浩浩)

  1. Root of 호호(浩浩)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 皓皓.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Root

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 皓皓)

  1. Root of 호호(皓皓)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 呼號 (“to wail, cry out in distress”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoho
McCune–Reischauer?hoho
Yale Romanization?hoho

Noun

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 呼號)

  1. crying loudly
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