호호

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoho
Yale Romanization?	hoho

Interjection

호호 • (hoho)

1. (onomatopoeia) teehee, hoho, haw-haw

   호호 웃다 ― hoho utda ― smiling and laughing

2. (expressing surprise or shock) whoa!; wow!; huh!

Usage notes

• Typically applied only to women.

Derived terms

• 호호거리다 (hohogeorida)
• 호호대다 (hohodaeda)
• 호호하다 (hohohada)

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	후후 (huhu)
Yang-form	호호 (hoho)

호호 • (hoho)

1. puffing, blowing, huffing

   언 손에 입김을 호호 불다 ― eon son-e ipgim-eul hoho bulda ― blowing on one's frozen hands

Derived terms

• 호호거리다 (hohogeorida)
• 호호대다 (hohodaeda)
• 호호하다 (hohohada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戶戶.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)호]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoho
Yale Romanization?	hōho

Noun

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 戶戶)

1. every household/family, each house

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 浩浩.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)호]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoho
Yale Romanization?	hōho

Root

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 浩浩)

1. Root of 호호(浩浩)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 호호막막(浩浩漠漠) (hohomangmak)
• 호호탕탕(浩浩蕩蕩) (hohotangtang)
• 호호망망(浩浩茫茫) (hohomangmang)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 皓皓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoho
Yale Romanization?	hoho

Root

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 皓皓)

1. Root of 호호(皓皓)하다 (hohohada). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 호호노인(皓皓老人) (hohonoin)
• 호호(皓皓)할머니 (hohohalmeoni)
• 호호(皓皓)할아버지 (hohoharabeoji)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 呼號 (“to wail, cry out in distress”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [호호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hoho
McCune–Reischauer?	hoho
Yale Romanization?	hoho

Noun

호호 • (hoho) (hanja 呼號)

1. crying loudly
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Derived terms

• 호호(呼號)하다 (hohohada)