thủ đô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首都.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ ʔɗo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ ʔɗow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗow˧˧]

Noun

capital city of a sovereign state or a de facto independent country
Hà Nội là thủ đô của Việt Nam.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.

See also

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