Tone

"Tone" in Vietnamese

giọng

(character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice)

giọng

(pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning)

nốt

(interval of a major second)

sắc

(shade or quality of a colour)

thanh

(pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning)

thanh điệu

(pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning)

tiếng

(specific pitch, quality and duration; a note)

tiếng

(character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice)

âm sắc

(character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.