hạ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haː˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 夏. Doublet of hè. Compare xe and xa, chè and trà. Also compare Japanese go-on reading げ (ge) and kan-on reading か (ka) of the same Chinese word.
Noun
hạ
- (literary) summer
- Synonym: hè
- xuân hạ thu đông
- spring, summer, fall and winter
Derived terms
- 仲夏 (trọng hạ)
- 夏威夷 (Hạ Uy Di)
- 夏至 (hạ chí)
- 孟夏 (mạnh hạ)
- 寧夏 (Ninh Hạ)
- 立夏 (lập hạ)
- 西夏 (Tây Hạ)
See also
| Seasons in Vietnamese · bốn mùa (“four seasons”) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| xuân (“spring”) | hè, hạ (“summer”) | thu (“fall; autumn”) | đông (“winter”) |
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 下.
Verb
hạ
- to lower
- Antonym: nâng
- to bring down, to take down
- bắn hạ ― to shoot down
- (in a competition) to defeat
- (card games) to play (a card)
See also
Derived terms
- hạ độc
- hạ giá
- hạ nhục
- thiên hạ