How do you say “head” in Vietnamese?

“Head” in Vietnamese is đầu (head), chủ (boss), trưởng (head).

Vietnamese words for “head”

• đầuListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩]đầu falling

  head; an end or extremity; compare mũi

  for “head” meaning: The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

  • Cô ấy gãi đầu.She scratched her head.
• chủListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˩] · Saigon [cʊw˨˩˦]chủ dipping

  boss; head; manager

• trưởngListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]trưởng dipping

  head; leader

• ông chủListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩] · Saigon [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]ông level chủ dipping

  head; boss

• thủ trưởngListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰu˧˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩] · Saigon [tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]thủ dipping trưởng dipping

  a head

Related Vietnamese words

• chủ toạListennoun

  the host; the head

• sỏListennoun

  head

• trung tâm ngữListennoun

  head

• trôốcListennoun

  head

• trốcListennoun

  head

• ngườiListennoun

  person; people

• conListennoun

  child; (classifier for animals)

• thủListennoun

  to guard; to keep

• thủ lĩnhListennoun

  chieftain; leader; head

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.