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How do you say “skinny” in Vietnamese?

“Skinny” in Vietnamese is gầy (thin), ốm (ill), còm (skinny).

Vietnamese words for “skinny”

  • gầyadjective
    Hanoi [ɣəj˨˩] · Saigon [ɣəj˨˩]gầy falling

    thin; skinny

    for “skinny” meaning: Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

  • ốmadjective
    Hanoi [ʔom˧˦] · Saigon [ʔom˦˥]ốm rising

    ill; sick

    for “skinny” meaning: Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

  • còmadjective
    Hanoi [kɔm˨˩] · Saigon [kɔm˨˩]còm falling

    skinny; bony

    for “skinny” meaning: Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

  • ròmadjective
    Hanoi [zɔm˨˩] · Saigon [ɹɔm˨˩]ròm falling

    skinny

    for “skinny” meaning: Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

Related Vietnamese words

  • gầy gòadjective

    very thin; skinny

  • hom hemadjective

    wasted; decrepit; skinny

  • khẳng khiuadjective

    skinny; bony

  • xương xẩuadjective

    bony; skinny

  • danoun

    skin; hide; material made of animal skin

  • còiadjective

    whistle; horn

  • tómadjective

    to apprehend; to capture; to arrest

  • mảnh dẻadjective

    a rag

  • rộcadjective

    small and shallow irrigation canal; field between two hills

  • túmadjective

    to grab; to catch; to seize

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