khô

See also: kho, KHO, Kho, khó, khŏ, and khổ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 枯 (“dry, withered”).

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰɔː¹.

Adjective

khô • (枯, 𤇌)

1. dry (free from liquid or moisture), dried; dehydrated; arid; drained

   Antonym: ướt

   lá khô ― withered leaves

   cá khô ― dried fish

   trời khô và lạnh ― dry and cold weather

2. (of sound) short and sharp; (of personality) dry, unemotional

   tính tình khô như ngói ― a personality as dry as a tile

Derived terms

• hanh khô
• khô cạn
• khô cằn
• khô cong
• khô hanh
• khô héo
• khô khan
• khô khốc
• khô queo
• khô ráo
• lương khô
• tỉnh khô

Noun

khô • (枯, 鮕, 𲌺)

1. (dialectal) jerky

   khô bò/heo/nai/mực ― beef/pork/venison/squid jerky

2. meal, press cake, pomace

   khô đậu tương ― soybean meal

Usage notes

• Using this adjective as a "prefix" in jerky names is rather unusual compared to other adjectives. Alternatively, it can used as a regular adjective instead, as in bò/heo/nai/mực khô.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Romanization

khô

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 刳 (“to carve (wood)”)
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 骷 (“exhumed skull”)

Further reading

• “khô”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.

See also

• phơi (“to dry in the sun”)
• sấy (“to dry in by blowing hot air”)