How do you say “maiden” in Vietnamese?

“Maiden” in Vietnamese is thiếu-nữ (young girl), trinh nữ (a female virgin).

Vietnamese words for “maiden”

• thiếu-nữListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰiəw˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰiw˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

  young girl; young woman

  for “maiden” meaning: A female virgin.

• trinh nữListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʈɨn˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]trinh level nữ creaky rising

  a female virgin

  for “maiden” meaning: A female virgin.

Related Vietnamese words

• bà côListennoun

  termagant; scold

• gái giàListennoun

  spinster; old maid

• trinhListenadjective

  virgin

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.