How do you say “saint” in Vietnamese?

“Saint” in Vietnamese is thánh (holy), phong thánh (to canonize).

Vietnamese words for “saint”

• thánhListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [tʰan˦˥]thánh rising

  holy; sacred; saintly

  for “saint” meaning: A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

• phong thánhListenverb
  Hanoi [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˦˥]phong level thánh rising

  to canonize; to make a saint

  for “saint” meaning: Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint.

Related Vietnamese words

• thiêng liêngListenadjective

  spiritual; sacred

• thánh nhânListennoun

  sage

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.