How do you say “kidney” in Vietnamese?

“Kidney” in Vietnamese is thận (kidney), cật (kidney).

Vietnamese words for “kidney”

• thậnListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩˨]thận heavy

  kidney

  for “kidney” meaning: An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

  • Pedro bị bệnh thận và thường phải đi lọc máu.Pedro has a kidney disease and regularly goes to dialysis.
• cậtListennoun
  Hanoi [kət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kək̚˨˩˨]cật heavy

  kidney

  for “kidney” meaning: This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.

Related Vietnamese words

• bản chấtListennoun

  essence; nature

• tính tìnhListennoun

  disposition; temperament; character

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.