How do you say “thumb” in Vietnamese?

“Thumb” in Vietnamese is ngón tay cái (thumb).

Vietnamese words for “thumb”

• ngón tay cáiListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋɔn˧˦ taj˧˧ kaːj˧˦] · Saigon [ŋɔŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ kaːj˦˥]ngón rising tay level cái rising

  thumb

  for “thumb” meaning: The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngón cáiListennoun

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.