How do you say “grunt” in Vietnamese?

“Grunt” in Vietnamese is ủn ỉn (oink oink), càu nhàu (to grumble).

Vietnamese words for “grunt”

• ủn ỉnListeninterjection
  Hanoi [ʔun˧˩ ʔin˧˩] · Saigon [ʔʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɨn˨˩˦]ủn dipping ỉn dipping

  oink oink

  for “grunt” meaning: To make a grunt or grunts.

• càu nhàuListenverb
  Hanoi [kaw˨˩ ɲaw˨˩] · Saigon [ka(ː)w˨˩ ɲa(ː)w˨˩]càu falling nhàu falling

  to grumble; to grunt; to complain

Related Vietnamese words

• sạoListennoun

  false; untrue; deceitful

• cằn nhằnListenverb

  to grumble; to complain; to nag

• hộcListenverb

  drawer

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.