hôn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) 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)

(especially on the lips) to kiss
Synonyms: mi, thơm

Derived terms

hôn hít

Noun

(classifier nụ) hôn (㖧)

a kiss

Etymology 2

Particle

hôn

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

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier con) hôn (𧍎)

soft-shell turtle

Synonyms

ba ba

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