How do you say “rot” in Vietnamese?

“Rot” in Vietnamese is rã (to dissolve), rữa (to decompose).

Vietnamese words for “rot”

• rãListenverb
  Hanoi [zaː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹaː˨˩˦]rã creaky rising

  to dissolve; to decay; to decompose

  for “rot” meaning: To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

• rữaListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦]rữa creaky rising

  to decompose

  for “rot” meaning: To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

Related Vietnamese words

• thúiListenverb

  rotten; fetid; putrid

• thốiListenverb

  fetid; putrid; stinking

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.