How do you say “suckle” in Vietnamese?

“Suckle” in Vietnamese is bú (to suck), mút (to suck).

Vietnamese words for “suckle”

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

  to suck; to suckle

  for “suckle” meaning: To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

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

  to suck; compare hút

  for “suckle” meaning: To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

Related Vietnamese words

• nuôi nấngListenverb

  to raise; to rear

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.