hoang

See also: hoàng and Hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 (“wasteland, desert, uncultivated”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

hoang

1. uncultivated, uninhabited, virgin
2. wild

Derived terms

• chó hoang châu Phi
• chửa hoang
• con hoang (𡥵荒)
• đẻ hoang
• hoang dã (荒野)
• hoang đường (荒唐)
• hoang mạc (荒漠)
• hoang phí (荒費)
• hoang tàn (荒殘)
• tan hoang