hổ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎 (“tiger”).

Noun

(classifier con) hổ

tiger (Panthera tigris)
Synonyms: hùm, cọp, khái, kễnh, ông ba mươi

Võ Tòng giết hổ trên đồi Cảnh Dương
The Legend of Wu Song, the Tiger Slayer

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *huh (“cobra”)

Noun

hổ

(archaic) cobra

Derived terms

rắn hổ mang

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