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˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

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

(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)

a kiss

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 婚.

Noun

hôn

(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

(only in compounds) dim, dark; indistinct
(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

Southern Vietnam form of không

Derived terms

phải hôn (“Alternative form of phải không”)

Noun

(classifier con) hôn • (𧍎)

soft-shell turtle
Synonym: ba ba

Anagrams

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