hôn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˧]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *huːɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟʔuuɲ ~ *ɟhuuɲ (Shorto). Compare Central and Southern Vietnamese hun, Proto-Katuic *huuɲ ~ *huoɲ (“to smell, to sniff”) (whence Kuy huːɲ ("to smell, to sniff") and Pacoh hunh (“to kiss”)), Kensiu ʔɔɲ ("to smell, to sniff, to kiss").

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *tŋ-ʔaːm (“jaw”) (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *heːt (“finished”) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *haːr (“two”) (> Vietnamese hai), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).

Alternative forms

• (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) hun

Verb

hôn • (㖧)

hôn

1. (Northern Vietnam, formal in other dialects, especially on the lips) to kiss

   Synonyms: mi, thơm

Derived terms

• hôn hít (“to kiss”)

 

Noun

(classifier nụ) hôn • (㖧)

1. a kiss

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 婚.

Noun

hôn

1. (only in compounds) marriage

Derived terms

• cầu hôn (求婚, “to propose to; to make an offer of marriage”)
• đính hôn (訂婚, “to be engaged”)
• hôn lễ (婚禮, “(formal) wedding”)
• hôn nhân (婚姻, “marriage”)
• hôn phu (“fiancé (misconstruction)”)
• hôn thê (“fiancée (misconstruction)”)
• hôn thú (婚娶, “marriage”)
• hôn ước (婚約, “engagement; prenup”)
• hứa hôn (許婚, “to be/get/become engaged”)
• kết hôn (結婚, “(formal) to get married”)
• li hôn (離婚, “(formal) to divorce”)
• tảo hôn (早婚, “child marriage”)
• tân hôn (新婚, “newlywed”)
• vị hôn phu (未婚夫, “(literary) fiancé”)
• vị hôn thê (未婚妻, “(literary) fiancée”)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 昏.

Adjective

hôn

1. (only in compounds) dim, dark; indistinct
2. (only in compounds, figuratively) dim (witted); devious, evil

Derived terms

• hoàng hôn (黃昏, “sunset; dusk; evening twilight; nightfall”)
• hôn mê (昏迷, “(obsolete) mentally retarded; comatose”)
• hôn quân (昏君, “a corrupt monarch”)

 

Etymology 4

See không.

Particle

hôn

1. Southern Vietnam form of không

Derived terms

• phải hôn (“Alternative form of phải không”)

 

Etymology 5

Noun

(classifier con) hôn • (𧍎)

1. soft-shell turtle

   Synonym: ba ba

Anagrams

• nhô