Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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hơi (reduplication hơi hơi)

  1. slightly, somewhat, a little
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *həːj, probably from some dialectal form of Chinese (SV: khí).

Noun

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hơi (𣱬)

  1. vapor, steam
    tàu hơi nướcsteam locomotive
  2. breath
    hết hơibe out of breath
  3. gas (state of matter)
  4. gas (chemical element or compound)
  5. (used in compounds) breeze
  6. (used in compounds) stretch, turn (single uninterrupted sitting)
  7. smell, odor
  8. (used in compounds) weight of a head of livestock before slaughtering, minus its coat and entrails
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