hạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

    1. (literary) summer
      Synonym: hè
      xuân hạ thu đông ― spring, summer, fall and winter
    Derived terms

    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

      1. to lower
        Antonym: nâng
      2. to bring down, to take down
        bắn hạ ― to shoot down
      3. (in a competition) to defeat
      4. (card games) to play (a card)
      Derived terms
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