mồ hôi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (dated) bồ hôi

Etymology

Within Vietic, compare Arem [Quảng Bình] pahʊːl, Chut [Rục] pahuː, Thavung mahûː. Outside thereof, compare Pacoh pahour, Eastern Bru pahoːr, Laven phoːr.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mo˨˩ hoj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mow˦˩ hoj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mow˨˩ hoj˧˧]

Noun

mồ hôi • (戊灰, 戊洃, 牟灰, 蒲洃)

1. sweat

See also

• mồ hôi mồ kê