How do you say “flake” in Vietnamese?

“Flake” in Vietnamese is vảy (scales), mảnh tước (lithic flake).

Vietnamese words for “flake”

• vảyListennoun
  Hanoi [vaj˧˩] · Saigon [va(ː)j˨˩˦]vảy dipping

  scales

  for “flake” meaning: A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

• mảnh tướcListennoun
  Hanoi [majŋ̟˧˩ tɨək̚˧˦] · Saigon [man˨˩˦ tɨək̚˦˥]mảnh dipping tước rising

  lithic flake

  for “flake” meaning: A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

Related Vietnamese words

• giànListennoun

  scaffolding; staging; falsework

• mảngListennoun

  array; piece; flake

• rơiListenverb

  to fall

• bôngListennoun

  bloom; flower

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.