How do you say “sparse” in Vietnamese?

“Sparse” in Vietnamese is thưa thớt (thinly scattered), thưa (sparse).

Vietnamese words for “sparse”

• thưa thớtListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰɨə˧˧ tʰəːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨə˧˧ tʰəːk̚˦˥]thưa level thớt rising

  thinly scattered; sparse

  for “sparse” meaning: Not dense; meager; scanty

• thưaListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰɨə˧˧] · Saigon [tʰɨə˧˧]thưa level

  sparse

  for “sparse” meaning: Not dense; meager; scanty

Related Vietnamese words

• lún phúnListenadjective

  sparse

• sơ sàiListenadjective

  sparse; sketchy; simple

• rải rácListenadjective

  scattered

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.