How do you say “lynch” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "lynch" in Vietnamese?

"Lynch" in Vietnamese is lin-sơ (lynching), linsơ (lynching), hành quyết (to execute).

“Lynch” in Vietnamese is lin-sơ (lynching), linsơ (lynching), hành quyết (to execute).

Vietnamese words for “lynch”

lin-sơnoun
Hanoi [lin˧˧ səː˧˧] · Saigon [lɨn˧˧ ʂəː˧˧]
lynching
for “lynch” meaning: To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
linsơnoun
Hanoi [lin˧˧ səː˧˧] · Saigon [lɨn˧˧ ʂəː˧˧]linsơ level
lynching
for “lynch” meaning: To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
hành quyếtverb
Hanoi [hajŋ̟˨˩ kwiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [han˨˩ wiək̚˦˥]hành falling quyết rising
to execute
for “lynch” meaning: To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
hành xácverb
Hanoi [hajŋ̟˨˩ saːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [han˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]hành falling xác rising
to exert an undue burden
for “lynch” meaning: To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

Related Vietnamese words

giếtverb
to kill

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.