How do you say “ruminate” in Vietnamese?

“Ruminate” in Vietnamese is nhai lại (to ruminate), nhai (to chew).

Vietnamese words for “ruminate”

• nhai lạiListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaːj˧˧ laːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲaːj˧˧ laːj˨˩˨]nhai level lại heavy

  to ruminate; to chew again

• nhaiListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaːj˧˧] · Saigon [ɲaːj˧˧]nhai level

  to chew; to masticate; to ruminate

Related Vietnamese words

• nghiền ngẫmListenverb

  to pore over; to ponder on; to think over

• suy tưởngListenverb

  to fathom; to ruminate

• trầm ngâmListenverb

  to ponder; to be pensive

• suy nghĩListenverb

  to think; to ponder

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.