hôn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *huːɲ. Compare also Central and Southern Vietnamese hun and Proto-Katuic *huuɲ ~ *huoɲ (“to smell, to sniff”) (whence Kuy [huːɲ] ("to smell, to sniff") and Pacoh hunh (“to kiss”)).

hôn

Alternative forms

• hun

Verb

hôn • (㖧)

1. (especially on the lips) to kiss

   Synonyms: mi, thơm

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hôn hít

 

Noun

(classifier nụ) hôn • (㖧)

1. a kiss

Etymology 2

Particle

hôn

1. Eye dialect spelling of không, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese. (question marker)

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier con) hôn • (𧍎)

1. soft-shell turtle

Synonyms

• ba ba