Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

anh

[ʔajŋ̟˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) elder brother

Connotation: humorous

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

anh haieldest brother

anh cảeldest brother

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a male cousin who's descended from an ancestor who is/was an older sibling to yours or your spouse's

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

anh họ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Connotation: humorous

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a generic thing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một thứ gì đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Connotation: humorous

Examples

Rồi xếp "anh" này lên trên "anh" kia.Then we're gonna put this "guy" (an object or piece) over here over that little "guy" over there.

"Anh" u vuông góc với "anh" v thì "anh" u cũng vuông góc với "anh" d.If "guy" u (a geometric line) is perpendicular with "guy" v then he's also perpendicular with "guy" d.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) I/me, a male who's (presumably) slightly older than you, or still young enough relative to you to be your older brother

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi/bản thân, một người đàn ông (tương đối) hơi lớn tuổi hơn bạn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Connotation: humorous

Common questions

What does “anh” mean?

(noun) elder brother

Is “anh” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.