How do you say “rock” in Vietnamese?

“Rock” in Vietnamese is đá (rock), lắc (to shake).

Vietnamese words for “rock”

• đáListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗaː˦˥]đá rising

  rock; stone

  for “rock” meaning: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.

  • Những tảng đá thì cứng.Rocks are hard.
• lắcListenverb
  Hanoi [lak̚˧˦] · Saigon [lak̚˦˥]lắc rising

  to shake; to wag; to bump

  for “rock” meaning: To move gently back and forth.

Related Vietnamese words

• chao đảoListenverb

  to rock; to stagger

• nhamListennoun

  rock

• rung độngListenverb

  to shake; to rock; to vibrate

• tiềnListennoun

  money

• lúc lắcListenverb
• nham thạchListennoun

  lava rock

• rung chuyểnListenverb

  to shake vigorously; to vibrate; to quake

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.