How do you say “tickle” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "tickle" in Vietnamese?

"Tickle" in Vietnamese is cù (to tickle), chọc lét (to tickle).

“Tickle” in Vietnamese is cù (to tickle), chọc lét (to tickle).

Vietnamese words for “tickle”

cùverb
Hanoi [ku˨˩] · Saigon [kʊw˨˩]cù falling
to tickle; to entice
for “tickle” meaning: To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
- Tom cù lét Mary.Tom tickled Mary.
chọc létverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ lɛt̚˧˦] · Saigon [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ lɛk̚˦˥]chọc heavy lét rising
to tickle
for “tickle” meaning: To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

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.