How do you say “elder” in Vietnamese?

“Elder” in Vietnamese is cả (all).

Vietnamese words for “elder”

• cảListendeterminer
  Hanoi [kaː˧˩] · Saigon [kaː˨˩˦]cả dipping

  all; whole; even

  for “elder” meaning: comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

Related Vietnamese words

• phụ lãoListennoun

  an elder; the elderly

• haiListenadjective

  two

• bácListennoun

  paternal uncle; father's elder brother

• giàListennoun

  old; compare cũ

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.