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How do you say “widow” in Vietnamese?

“Widow” in Vietnamese is quả phụ (a widow), goá (widowed).

Vietnamese words for “widow”

  • quả phụnoun
    Hanoi [kwaː˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [waː˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨]quả dipping phụ heavy

    a widow

    for “widow” meaning: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

  • goáadjective
    Hanoi [ɣwaː˧˦] · Saigon [ɣwaː˦˥]goá rising

    widowed

    for “widow” meaning: A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

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