How do you say “cleanse” in Vietnamese?

“Cleanse” in Vietnamese is chà (to rub), lọc (to filter).

Vietnamese words for “cleanse”

• chàListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˨˩] · Saigon [caː˨˩]chà falling

  to rub; to cleanse

• lọcListenverb
  Hanoi [lawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lawk͡p̚˨˩˨]lọc heavy

  to filter; to purify; to cleanse

Related Vietnamese words

• chùiListenverb

  to wipe; to scour; to cleanse

• thanh tẩyListenverb

  to cleanse; to purify

• tẩyListenverb

  to bleach; to clean; to wipe or rub off

• nạoListenverb

  to scrape; to clean out

• vétListenverb

  to dredge; to cleanse the bottom

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.