How do you say “pole” in Vietnamese?

“Pole” in Vietnamese is cực (pole), cột (pillar), sào (pole).

Vietnamese words for “pole”

• cựcListennoun
  Hanoi [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɨk̚˨˩˨]cực heavy

  pole; terminal

  for “pole” meaning: A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).

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

  pillar; column; pole

• sàoListennoun
  Hanoi [saːw˨˩] · Saigon [ʂaːw˨˩]sào falling

  pole; stick

Related Vietnamese words

• cầnListennoun

  to need

• điểm cựcListennoun

  extreme; pole; point of divergence

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.