hổ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ho"
See also: hỗ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎 (“tiger”), doublet of khái, both from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ.

Noun

(classifier con) hổ • (虍)

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
    Synonyms: hùm, cọp, khái, kễnh, ông ba mươi
    Võ Tòng giết hổ trên đồi Cảnh Dương ― Wu Song killed a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *huh (“cobra”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] haw⁵.

Noun

hổ • (䗂)

  1. (obsolete in isolation) elapid
    Synonym: rắn hổ
Derived terms
  • hổ đất
  • hổ hành
  • hổ khoang
  • hổ lửa
  • hổ mang
  • hổ mây
  • hổ ngựa
  • hổ phì
  • hổ trâu
  • rắn hổ

Etymology 3

Adjective

hổ • (虎, 𢜜)

  1. ashamed
Derived terms
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