How do you say “virgin” in Vietnamese?

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

"Virgin" in Vietnamese is trinh (virgin), tân (virgin), trinh nữ (a female virgin).

“Virgin” in Vietnamese is trinh (virgin), tân (virgin), trinh nữ (a female virgin).

Vietnamese words for “virgin”

trinhadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ʈɨn˧˧]trinh level
virgin
for “virgin” meaning: In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
tânadjective
Hanoi [tən˧˧] · Saigon [təŋ˧˧]tân level
virgin; new
for “virgin” meaning: In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
trinh nữnoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʈɨn˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]trinh level nữ creaky rising
a female virgin
for “virgin” meaning: A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
hoangadjective
Hanoi [hwaːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [waːŋ˧˧]hoang level
uncultivated; uninhabited; virgin

Related Vietnamese words

trai tânnoun
virgin; unmarried young man
đồng trinhadjective
virgin
trinh tiếtadjective
chastity; virginity

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.