hoang

See also: hoàng and Hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 (“wasteland, desert, uncultivated”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hoang

  1. uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin
    rừng hoang ― untouched forest
  2. wild; feral
    mèo hoang ― feral cat
  3. abandoned; deserted
    nhà hoang ― abandoned house

Derived terms

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