How do you say “commander” in Vietnamese?

“Commander” in Vietnamese is tư lệnh (commanding officer).

Vietnamese words for “commander”

• tư lệnhListennoun
  Hanoi [tɨ˧˧ ləjŋ̟˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tɨ˧˧ ləːn˨˩˨]tư level lệnh heavy

  commanding officer; commander

  for “commander” meaning: One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

Related Vietnamese words

• chiến tướngListennoun

  a commander; general; warlord

• soáiListennoun

  marshal; commander

• chỉ huyListennoun

  to command; to conduct; to lead

• tiết chếListennoun

  to restrain; to moderate; to regulate

• trung táListennoun

  lieutenant colonel; commander

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.