How do you say “coil” in Vietnamese?

“Coil” in Vietnamese is cuộn (to coil), khoanh (coil), cuồn cuộn (to coil).

Vietnamese words for “coil”

• cuộnListenverb
  Hanoi [kuən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩˨]cuộn heavy

  to coil; to whirl; to flutter

• khoanhListennoun
  Hanoi [xwajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [kʰwan˧˧]khoanh level

  coil; round piece; slice

• cuồn cuộnListenverb
  Hanoi [kuən˨˩ kuən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩ kuəŋ˨˩˨]cuồn falling cuộn heavy

  to coil; to whirl; to flutter

Related Vietnamese words

• vòngListennoun

  circle; ring

• chítListenverb

  great-great-great-grandchild

• ruột gàListennoun

  chicken's intestine; a coil

• quanh coListenadjective

  tortuous; meandering

• quấnListenverb

  to wind; to twine

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.