hương
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 香 (“fragrance”), from Middle Chinese 香 (xjang). Compare Japanese 香 (kō, “incense”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: Hương
Noun
hương
- (literary) fragrance
- hương đồng gió nội
- the fragrance and wind on rice paddies
- Sở Lưu Hương cái gì? Có mà Sở Lưu Xú thì có!
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Noun
(classifier nén) hương
See also
- sông Hương (“Perfume River”)
- bát hương (incense burner, incense bowl, joss stick bowl)
- bột ngũ vị hương (five-spice powder)
- đinh hương (clove)
- nấm hương (shiitake)
- tiểu hồi hương (fennel)
- trầm hương (agarwood)
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