How do you say “suck” in Vietnamese?

“Suck” in Vietnamese is bú (to suck), mút (to suck), hút (to absorb).

Vietnamese words for “suck”

• búListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓu˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓʊw˦˥]bú rising

  to suck; to suckle

  for “suck” meaning: To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a parent etc.) to draw in milk.

• mútListenverb
  Hanoi [mut̚˧˦] · Saigon [mʊk͡p̚˦˥]mút rising

  to suck; compare hút

  for “suck” meaning: An act of fellatio.

• hútListenverb
  Hanoi [hut̚˧˦] · Saigon [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]hút rising

  to absorb; to suck

  • Muỗi cắn và hút máu.Mosquitoes bite and suck blood.

Related Vietnamese words

• nútListenverb

  knot; bung; stopper

• ngụmListennoun

  mouthful; gulp

• hớpListenverb

  to sip; to gasp

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.