mồ hôi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (dated) bồ hôi

Etymology

Within Vietic, compare Arem [Quảng Bình] pahʊːl, Chut [Rục] pahuː, Thavung mahûː. Outside thereof, compare Pacoh pahour, Eastern Bru pahoːr, Laven phoːr.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mo˨˩ hoj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mow˦˩ hoj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mow˨˩ hoj˧˧]

Noun

mồ hôi • (, 戊, 灰, )

  1. sweat

See also

  • mồ hôi mồ kê