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How do you say “wave” in Vietnamese?

“Wave” in Vietnamese is sóng (wave), vẫy (to wave), đợt (wave).

Vietnamese words for “wave”

  • sóngnoun
    Hanoi [sawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʂawŋ͡m˦˥]sóng rising

    wave

    for “wave” meaning: A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.

    • Quần đảo Nhật Bản bị tấn công bởi một đợt sóng nhiệt khủng khiếp.The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
  • vẫyverb
    Hanoi [vəj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vəj˨˩˦]vẫy creaky rising

    to wave

    for “wave” meaning: To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.

    • Tôi đã vẫy tay.I waved.
  • đợtnoun
    Hanoi [ʔɗəːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗəːk̚˨˩˨]đợt heavy

    wave; stage; step

    • Quần đảo Nhật Bản bị tấn công bởi một đợt sóng nhiệt khủng khiếp.The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
  • phấp phớiverb
    Hanoi [fəp̚˧˦ fəːj˧˦] · Saigon [fəp̚˦˥ fəːj˦˥]phấp rising phới rising

    to flutter; to wave

  • làn sóngnoun
    Hanoi [laːn˨˩ sawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [laːŋ˨˩ ʂawŋ͡m˦˥]làn falling sóng rising

    wave

Related Vietnamese words

  • dợnverb

    to ripple; to wave

  • khoátverb

    to beckon; to wave

  • mòinoun

    underwater air bubble; indication; symptom

  • ngoắtverb

    synonym of ngoặt

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