How do you say “thirst” in Vietnamese?

“Thirst” in Vietnamese is khát (thirsty for).

Vietnamese words for “thirst”

• khátListenadjective
  Hanoi [xaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰaːk̚˦˥]khát rising

  thirsty for

  for “thirst” meaning: A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the p

  • Ai khát?Who's thirsty?

Related Vietnamese words

• thèm muốnListenverb

  to thirst; to crave; to hunger

• khát nướcListennoun

  chestnut-winged cuckoo

• khao khátListenverb

  to thirst for; to crave for

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.