hoang

See also: hoàng and Hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 (“wasteland, desert, uncultivated”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    hoang

    1. uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin
      rừng hoang ― untouched forest
    2. wild; feral
      mèo hoang ― feral cat
    3. abandoned; deserted
      nhà hoang ― abandoned house

    Derived terms

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