hổm

Tai Do

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hom³³/

Noun

hổm

1. shadow

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hổm

1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) that day

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bữa hổm
• hổm giờ
• hổm rày