How do you say “muddy” in Vietnamese?

“Muddy” in Vietnamese is lầy lội (muddy), bùn lầy (muddy).

Vietnamese words for “muddy”

• lầy lộiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ləj˨˩ loj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ləj˨˩ loj˨˩˨]lầy falling lội heavy

  muddy; miry

  for “muddy” meaning: Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).

• bùn lầyListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓun˨˩ ləj˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ləj˨˩]bùn falling lầy falling

  muddy

  for “muddy” meaning: Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).

Related Vietnamese words

• lầyListenadjective

  marshy; muddy

• vẩnListenadjective

  turbid; cloudy; muddy

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.