How do you say “wail” in Vietnamese?

“Wail” in Vietnamese is hú (to howl).

Vietnamese words for “wail”

• húListenverb
  Hanoi [hu˧˦] · Saigon [hʊw˦˥]hú rising

  to howl; to wail

Related Vietnamese words

• khóc lócListenverb

  to weep profusely; to wail

• than khócListenverb

  to lament; to weep; to mourn

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.