How do you say “claw” in Vietnamese?

“Claw” in Vietnamese is vuốt (claw), móng (nail).

Vietnamese words for “claw”

• vuốtListennoun
  Hanoi [vuət̚˧˦] · Saigon [vuək̚˦˥]vuốt rising

  claw; talon

  for “claw” meaning: A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

• móngListennoun
  Hanoi [mawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [mawŋ͡m˦˥]móng rising

  nail; claw; talon or hoof

  for “claw” meaning: A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

Related Vietnamese words

• móng vuốtListennoun

  claw

• cắpListenverb

  to filch; to steal

• cấuListenverb

  to pinch; to pick off; pluck out

• càoListenverb

  to rake; to scratch

• quàoListenverb

  to scratch

• quắpListenverb

  to take; to capture using claws

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.