hôn

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *huːɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟʔuuɲ ~ *ɟhuuɲ (Shorto). Compare Central and Southern Vietnamese hun, Proto-Katuic *huuɲ ~ *huoɲ (“to smell, to sniff”) (whence Kuy huːɲ ("to smell, to sniff") and Pacoh hunh (“to kiss”)), Kensiu ʔɔɲ ("to smell, to sniff, to kiss").

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *tŋ-ʔaːm (“jaw”) (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *heːt (“finished”) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *haːr (“two”) (> Vietnamese hai), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).

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Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) hun

Verb

hôn • (㖧)

hôn
  1. (Northern Vietnam, formal in other dialects, especially on the lips) to kiss
    Synonyms: mi, thơm
Derived terms

Noun

(classifier nụ) hôn • (㖧)

  1. a kiss

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 婚.

Noun

hôn

  1. (only in compounds) marriage
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 昏.

Adjective

hôn

  1. (only in compounds) dim, dark; indistinct
  2. (only in compounds, figuratively) dim (witted); devious, evil
Derived terms

Etymology 4

See không.

Particle

hôn

  1. Southern Vietnam form of không
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Etymology 5

Noun

(classifier con) hôn • (𧍎)

  1. soft-shell turtle
    Synonym: ba ba

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