How do you say “primitive” in Vietnamese?

“Primitive” in Vietnamese is nguyên thuỷ (primitive), thô sơ (rudimentary).

Vietnamese words for “primitive”

• nguyên thuỷListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋwiən˧˧ tʰwi˧˩] · Saigon [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]nguyên level thuỷ dipping

  primitive; primordial

• thô sơListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰo˧˧ səː˧˧] · Saigon [tʰow˧˧ ʂəː˧˧]thô level sơ level

  rudimentary; primitive

Related Vietnamese words

• man diListennoun

  a barbarian; savage; primitive

• chậm tiếnListenadjective

  underdeveloped; primitive

• cổ sơListenadjective

  primitive; prehistoric; primordial

• man rợListenadjective

  barbaric; uncivilized; primitive

• cổ xưaListenadjective

  old; ancient

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.