hòm

See also: hom, hóm, hõm, hỏm, hôm, hợm, Hom, and hom.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 函 (“case”, SV: hàm).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɔm˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) hòm • (㮀, 函, 梒)

1. trunk; case; box
2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) coffin; casket

Descendants

• → Tai Dam: ꪭꪮꪣ