hổi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hoj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hoj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Adjective

hổi (fully reduplicated form hôi hổi)

steaming (hot)

Derived terms

Terms derived from hổi

nóng hổi

Etymology 2

Contraction of hồi + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

hổi

(Southern Vietnam) that time; then

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