họ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 戶 (“family”; SV: hộ), from Old Chinese 戶 (“door”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

họ (户, 𢩜, 𣱆)

(onomastics) family name; surname
Hai Bà Trưng họ gì?
Họ Hai!
What was the family name of the Two Ladies Trưng
Two!
extended family
Synonyms: tộc, gia tộc, dòng tộc, dòng họ

anh họ
your male first cousin whose parent's your parent's older sibling

chị họ
your female first cousin whose parent's your parent's older sibling

em họ
your first cousin whose parent's your parent's younger sibling
(taxonomy) family

Derived terms

dòng họ
trưởng họ
họ hàng
hàng họ

Pronoun

họ

(refers to humans only) they; them

Synonyms

bọn họ
chúng; chúng nó; bọn chúng; bọn nó; tụi nó

Derived terms

bọn họ

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