hối

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔur() ~ *ʔuər() (“to command”); cognate with Old Mon ʼor (“to cause, to command”) and Semai or (“to order, to command”).

Verb

hối (誨)

to urge
Synonym: giục

Derived terms

Derived terms

hối hả (từ láy)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悔.

Verb

hối

(only in compounds) to repent

Derived terms

Derived terms

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