How do you say “buoyant” in Vietnamese?

“Buoyant” in Vietnamese is nổi (to float).

Vietnamese words for “buoyant”

• nổiListenverb
  Hanoi [noj˧˩] · Saigon [noj˨˩˦]nổi dipping

  to float; to overfloat

  for “buoyant” meaning: Having buoyancy; able to float.

  • Nổi trên nước muối dễ hơn nước ngọt.Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.

Related Vietnamese words

• vui vẻListenadjective

  happy; joyful

• sôi nổiListenadjective

  enthusiastic; ebullient; effervescent

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.