How do you say “whirl” in Vietnamese?

“Whirl” in Vietnamese is xoáy (to swirl), cuộn (to coil), cuồn cuộn (to coil).

Vietnamese words for “whirl”

• xoáyListenverb
  Hanoi [swaj˧˦] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾aj˦˥]xoáy rising

  to swirl; to whirl

• cuộnListenverb
  Hanoi [kuən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩˨]cuộn heavy

  to coil; to whirl; to flutter

• cuồn cuộnListenverb
  Hanoi [kuən˨˩ kuən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩ kuəŋ˨˩˨]cuồn falling cuộn heavy

  to coil; to whirl; to flutter

Related Vietnamese words

• quay cuồngListenverb

  to whirl; to spin

• quànhListenverb

  to whirl; to reverse; to turn back

• quayListenverb

  to turn; to revolve; to swivel

• gió lốcListennoun

  whirlwind

• vòi rồngListennoun

  a tornado; a high-pressure water hose

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.