hồ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [how˨˩]

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 湖.

Noun

(classifier cái) hồ

1. lake

   Synonym: hồ nước

Derived terms

• ao hồ
• Biển Hồ
• đầm hồ
• hồ bể
• hồ nước
• Ngũ Đại Hồ
• sông hồ

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 糊.

Noun

hồ

1. glue

   Synonym: keo

2. short for hồ xây (“mortar”)

   Synonym: vữa

Derived terms

• có bột mới gột nên hồ
• hồ dán
• phụ hồ
• thợ hồ

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弧.

Noun

hồ

1. arc