How do you say “pillar” in Vietnamese?

“Pillar” in Vietnamese is cột (pillar), trụ (pillar), cột trụ (backbone).

Vietnamese words for “pillar”

• cộtListennoun
  Hanoi [kot̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kok̚˨˩˨]cột heavy

  pillar; column; pole

  for “pillar” meaning: A large post, often used as supporting architecture.

  • Anh ấy va phải cột.He collided against the pillar.
• trụListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈʊw˨˩˨]trụ heavy

  pillar

• cột trụListennoun
  Hanoi [kot̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kok̚˨˩˨ ʈʊw˨˩˨]cột heavy trụ heavy

  backbone; cornerstone; pillar

• rường cộtListennoun
  Hanoi [zɨəŋ˨˩ kot̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɹɨəŋ˨˩ kok̚˨˩˨]rường falling cột heavy

  support; mainstay; pillar

• trụ cộtListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ kot̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈʊw˨˩˨ kok̚˨˩˨]trụ heavy cột heavy

  backbone; cornerstone; pillar

Related Vietnamese words

• chốngListenverb

  to prop up; to lean on

• đỡListenverb

  to prop; to support

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.