họng

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [hawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]Huế [hawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]Saigon [hawŋ͡m˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

họngheavynặng

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họng means throat.

Meanings of họng in English

Noun

throat

Words with họng

câm họng cổ họng cứng họng viêm họng vòm họng

Example sentences with họng

Tôi bị đau họng. I have a sore throat.
Nếu bị đau họng thì không được uống nước đá. If your throat hurts, you shouldn't drink iced water.

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, họng could be written as 哄, 吼, 𦙥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-hɔːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] hɔːŋ⁴.

Frequently asked questions

What does họng mean in English?

họng (noun) means "throat".

How do you pronounce họng?

IPA: Hanoi [hawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [hawŋ͡m˨˩˨]. Tones: họng — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.