hôn
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hôn means a kiss.
Meanings of hôn in English
Noun
- a kiss
Noun
- soft-shell turtle ≈ ba ba
Particle
- Southern Vietnam Southern Vietnam form of không
Words with hôn
Example sentences with hôn
- Tom đã hôn vào trán của Mary. Tom kissed Mary's forehead.
- Cô ta đã sớm tái hôn. She remarried soon.
- Bạn nợ tôi một nụ hôn. You owe me a kiss.
- Anh ấy hôn lên trán tôi. He kissed me on the forehead.
- Tại sao cậu lại hôn Tom? Why did you kiss Tom?
- Tom hôn Mary lúc nửa đêm. Tom kissed Mary at midnight.
- Tom đã không cố hôn Mary. Tom didn't try to kiss Mary.
- Cô ấy đã hôn lên má anh ấy. She kissed him on the cheek.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hôn could be written as 昏, 婚, 𧍎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
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").
Frequently asked questions
What does hôn mean in English?
hôn (noun) means "a kiss".
How do you pronounce hôn?
IPA: Hanoi [hon˧˧]; Saigon [hoŋ˧˧]. Tones: hôn — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with hôn?
Common classifiers: nụ — for example "một nụ hôn" (one a kiss).