tự nhiên
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ɲiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun edit
- nature
- Synonym: thiên nhiên
Adjective edit
- natural (of nature)
- chọn lọc tự nhiên
- natural selection
- natural; unstudied
- Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà.
- Please make yourself at home.
See also edit
Derived terms
Adverb edit
- (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
- Synonym: đột nhiên
- (by extension) for no good reason
Interjection edit
- (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?