How do you say “abort” in Vietnamese?

“Abort” in Vietnamese is sẩy thai (to have a miscarriage), phá thai (to have an abortion).

Vietnamese words for “abort”

• sẩy thaiListenverb
  Hanoi [səj˧˩ tʰaːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʂəj˨˩˦ tʰaːj˧˧]sẩy dipping thai level

  to have a miscarriage

  for “abort” meaning: To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.

• phá thaiListenverb
  Hanoi [faː˧˦ tʰaːj˧˧] · Saigon [faː˦˥ tʰaːj˧˧]phá rising thai level

  to have an abortion

  for “abort” meaning: To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.

Related Vietnamese words

• bỏ ngangListenverb

  to abort

• thuiListenverb

  To burn black; scorch

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.