How do you say “whittle” in Vietnamese?

“Whittle” in Vietnamese is vót (to whittle), gọt (to peel).

Vietnamese words for “whittle”

• vótListenverb
  Hanoi [vɔt̚˧˦] · Saigon [vɔk̚˦˥]vót rising

  to whittle

  for “whittle” meaning: To cut or shape wood with a knife.

• gọtListenverb
  Hanoi [ɣɔt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣɔk̚˨˩˨]gọt heavy

  to peel; to sharpen

  for “whittle” meaning: To cut or shape wood with a knife.

Related Vietnamese words

• bào mònListenverb

  to whittle

• chuốtListenverb

  to whittle; to sharpen with a tool

• tuốtListenverb

  to unsheathe; to detach

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.