độc lập
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 獨立, composed of 獨 (“lone”) and 立 (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ləp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ləp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ləp̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (of a nation) independence
Adjective edit
- (of a nation) independent
Usage notes edit
For personal independence, use tự giác, tự thân or tự lập instead.