hôn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧]

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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)”).

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) hun (no vowel lowering)

Verb

hôn • (昏, 婚)

hôn

1. (Northern Vietnam, formal in other dialects, especially on the lips) to kiss

   Synonyms: mi, thơm

Derived terms

• hôn hít

 

Noun

(classifier nụ) hôn • (昏, 婚)

1. a kiss

Etymology 2

See không.

Particle

hôn

1. Southern Vietnam form of không

Derived terms

• phải hôn

 

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier con) hôn • (𧍎)

1. soft-shell turtle

   Synonym: ba ba

Etymology 4

Romanization

hôn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 婚

Derived terms

• cầu hôn
• chủ hôn
• cưỡng hôn
• đính hôn
• hôn hỉ
• hôn lễ
• hôn nhân
• hôn phối
• hôn phu
• hôn sự
• hôn thê
• hôn thú
• hôn ước
• hứa hôn
• kết hôn
• li hôn
• tảo hôn
• tân hôn
• thành hôn
• từ hôn
• vị hôn phu
• vị hôn thê

 

Etymology 5

Romanization

hôn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 昏

Derived terms

• hoàng hôn
• hôn mê
• hôn quân

 

Anagrams

• nhô