How do you say “deaf” in Vietnamese?

“Deaf” in Vietnamese is điếc (deaf).

Vietnamese words for “deaf”

• điếcListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗiək̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗiək̚˦˥]điếc rising

  deaf

  for “deaf” meaning: Unable (or partially able) to hear.

  • Tom bị điếc.Tom is deaf.

Related Vietnamese words

• khiếm thínhListenadjective

  deaf; hearing-impaired

• làm thinhListenverb

  to keep silent; to remain silent

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.