Independence in Different Languages
Discover 'Independence' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Independence
Afrikaans onafhanklikheid | ||
Albanian pavarësia | ||
Amharic ነፃነት | ||
Arabic استقلال | ||
Armenian անկախություն | ||
Assamese স্বাধীনতা | ||
Aymara independencia ukaxa janiwa utjkiti | ||
Azerbaijani müstəqillik | ||
Bambara yɛrɛmahɔrɔnya | ||
Basque independentzia | ||
Belarusian незалежнасць | ||
Bengali স্বাধীনতা | ||
Bhojpuri आजादी के शुरुआत भइल | ||
Bosnian neovisnost | ||
Bulgarian независимост | ||
Catalan independència | ||
Cebuano kagawasan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 独立 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 獨立 | ||
Corsican indipendenza | ||
Croatian neovisnost | ||
Czech nezávislost | ||
Danish uafhængighed | ||
Dhivehi މިނިވަންކަމެވެ | ||
Dogri आजादी दी | ||
Dutch onafhankelijkheid | ||
English independence | ||
Esperanto sendependeco | ||
Estonian iseseisvus | ||
Ewe ɖokuisinɔnɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pagsasarili | ||
Finnish riippumattomuus | ||
French indépendance | ||
Frisian selsstannigens | ||
Galician independencia | ||
Georgian დამოუკიდებლობა | ||
German unabhängigkeit | ||
Greek ανεξαρτησία | ||
Guarani independencia rehegua | ||
Gujarati સ્વતંત્રતા | ||
Haitian Creole endepandans | ||
Hausa 'yancin kai | ||
Hawaiian kūʻokoʻa | ||
Hebrew עצמאות | ||
Hindi आजादी | ||
Hmong kev ywj pheej | ||
Hungarian függetlenség | ||
Icelandic sjálfstæði | ||
Igbo nnwere onwe | ||
Ilocano panagwaywayas | ||
Indonesian kemerdekaan | ||
Irish neamhspleáchas | ||
Italian indipendenza | ||
Japanese 独立 | ||
Javanese kamardikan | ||
Kannada ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh тәуелсіздік | ||
Khmer ឯករាជ្យភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda ubwigenge | ||
Konkani स्वातंत्र्य मेळ्ळें | ||
Korean 독립 | ||
Krio indipɛndɛns | ||
Kurdish serxwebûnî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەربەخۆیی | ||
Kyrgyz көзкарандысыздык | ||
Lao ເອກະລາດ | ||
Latin libertatem | ||
Latvian neatkarība | ||
Lingala lipanda ya lipanda | ||
Lithuanian nepriklausomybę | ||
Luganda obwetwaze | ||
Luxembourgish onofhängegkeet | ||
Macedonian независност | ||
Maithili स्वतंत्रता | ||
Malagasy te hahaleo tena | ||
Malay kemerdekaan | ||
Malayalam സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം | ||
Maltese indipendenza | ||
Maori mana motuhake | ||
Marathi स्वातंत्र्य | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯅꯤꯡꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯐꯪꯍꯅꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo zalenna a awm | ||
Mongolian хараат бус байдал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လွတ်လပ်ရေး | ||
Nepali स्वतन्त्रता | ||
Norwegian selvstendighet | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kudziyimira pawokha | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା | ||
Oromo walabummaa | ||
Pashto خپلواکي | ||
Persian استقلال | ||
Polish niezależność | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) independência | ||
Punjabi ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ | ||
Quechua independencia nisqa | ||
Romanian independenţă | ||
Russian независимость | ||
Samoan tutoʻatasi | ||
Sanskrit स्वातन्त्र्यम् | ||
Scots Gaelic neo-eisimeileachd | ||
Sepedi boipušo | ||
Serbian независност | ||
Sesotho boipuso | ||
Shona rusununguko | ||
Sindhi آزادي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නිදහස | ||
Slovak nezávislosť | ||
Slovenian neodvisnost | ||
Somali madaxbanaanida | ||
Spanish independencia | ||
Sundanese kamerdekaan | ||
Swahili uhuru | ||
Swedish oberoende | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagsasarili | ||
Tajik истиқлолият | ||
Tamil சுதந்திரம் | ||
Tatar бәйсезлек | ||
Telugu స్వాతంత్ర్యం | ||
Thai ความเป็นอิสระ | ||
Tigrinya ናጽነት ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga ku tiyimela | ||
Turkish bağımsızlık | ||
Turkmen garaşsyzlyk | ||
Twi (Akan) ahofadi a wonya | ||
Ukrainian незалежність | ||
Urdu آزادی | ||
Uyghur مۇستەقىللىق | ||
Uzbek mustaqillik | ||
Vietnamese sự độc lập | ||
Welsh annibyniaeth | ||
Xhosa ukuzimela | ||
Yiddish זעלבסטשטענדיקייט | ||
Yoruba ominira | ||
Zulu ukuzimela |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "onaafhanklikheid" is derived from the Dutch "onaafhankelijkheid", which itself comes from the German "Unabhängigkeit". |
| Albanian | The word "pavarësia" comes from the Latin word "pavor," meaning "fear," and originally signified "freedom from fear." |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "استقلال" (istiqlal) also means "uprightness" or "straightness". |
| Azerbaijani | "Müstəqillik" (independence) comes from the Arabic word "istiqlal", meaning "to stand alone". |
| Basque | The etymology of 'independentzia' (independence) in Basque traces back to the Latin term 'independentia' (not depending) and is related to the idea of freedom, self-reliance, and sovereignty. |
| Belarusian | The word "незалежнасць" (independence) in Belarusian has a Slavic origin and is derived from the root "-леж-," which means "to lie". This is because independence often implies a state of being free from external control or influence. |
| Bengali | স্বাধীনতা (Swadhinata) derives from the Sanskrit word 'svatantrata,' which means 'self-determined' or 'autonomous' |
| Bosnian | The word "neovisnost" is derived from the Latin word "novus", meaning "new", and the Slavic suffix "-ost", meaning "state of being". |
| Bulgarian | The word "независимост" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European verb "*wei-k̑-, "to split, separate". |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "independència" also has the alternate meaning of "self-reliance". |
| Cebuano | The word "kagawasan" is cognate with the Sanskrit word "khagavasa" which means "sovereignty" or "kingship". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The word “独立” can also mean “standing on one’s own two feet” or “doing things on one’s own”. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "獨" (alone) implies that independence is about the ability to stand alone and make your own decisions. |
| Corsican | In modern Corsican, "indipendenza" can also mean "unattached" or "not married". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "neovisnost" derives from the Slavic root "viz", meaning "to know" or "to understand", and the prefix "ne-", meaning "not" or "without". |
| Czech | The Czech word "nezávislost" also means "self-reliance" and "self-sufficiency". |
| Danish | The word "uafhængighed" is derived from the Old Norse words "uafr" (un-free) and "hengi" (hanging), referring to the state of being unburdened. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "onafhankelijkheid" (independence) derives from the Old High German word "unabhanga", which means "not hanging". |
| Esperanto | Sendependeco is composed of the prefix "sen" (without) and "dependeco" (dependence), thus meaning "without dependence". |
| Estonian | The word iseseisvus is derived from the Estonian word seista, meaning "to stand". This reflects the idea that independence is about standing on one's own two feet and being able to make one's own decisions. |
| Finnish | The word "riippumattomuus" (independence) is derived from the verb "riippua" (to hang), and originally meant "not hanging" (on someone or something). |
| French | The French word "indépendance" originates from the Latin "independens," meaning "not depending on." |
| Frisian | The word "selsstannigens" derives from the word "sels," meaning "self," and "stannigens," meaning "standing." |
| Galician | In Galician, "independencia" also refers to the national holiday celebrated on July 25th. |
| German | The etymology of the German word "Unabhängigkeit" traces back to the Middle High German word "unabhange, |
| Greek | The word 'ανεξαρτησία' ('independence') literally means 'not dependent on' and comes from the prefix 'a-' meaning 'not' and 'εξαρτάω' meaning 'I depend on' in Greek. |
| Gujarati | In Sanskrit, 'स्वतंत्रता' means 'having one's own support' (स्व = oneself, तंत्र= thread) |
| Haitian Creole | The word "endepandans" likely derives from the French word "indépendance" (though Haitian Creole typically replaces French nasal vowels with oral vowels) and is often used in a political context. |
| Hausa | 'Yancin kai' is a combination of the word 'yanci (plural of right) and 'kai (self). |
| Hawaiian | Kūʻokoʻa derives from the words kū (to stand), ō (time or space), and koʻa (warrior), so it can also refer to "standing alone as a warrior". |
| Hebrew | עצמאות is derived from the root word עצמ ‘'etsam’ (bone), referencing the strength and autonomy of an individual |
| Hindi | The word 'आजादी' in Hindi is derived from the Persian word 'āzād' meaning 'free' or 'unbound'. |
| Hmong | The word "kev ywj pheej" can be used as both a noun and a verb. |
| Hungarian | The term "függetlenség" also denotes autonomy or self-determination in a political sense. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "sjálfstæði" derives from "sjá" (to see) and "stæði" (a place where something stands), and can also mean "a place to be seen" or "a viewpoint". |
| Igbo | Igbo 'nnwere onwe' (literally 'self-possession') is a complex concept encompassing both physical and spiritual 'self-command'. |
| Indonesian | The word kemerdekaan also means freedom or liberty. |
| Irish | The word neamhspleáchas can also mean 'impartiality' or 'self-sufficiency'. |
| Italian | The etymology of 'indipendenza' is from the Latin term 'independens', meaning 'not dependent' or 'free'. |
| Japanese | 独立 can also mean 'separate' or 'detach' in Japanese, and its Chinese characters mean 'standing alone'. |
| Javanese | "Kamardikan" means freedom or release from dependence or obligation |
| Kannada | The term "ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ" in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit root "svatantra" meaning "self-reliant" and "free from external control." |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "тәуелсіздік" also has the alternate meaning of "self-reliance". |
| Khmer | The word "ឯករាជ្យភាព" (independence) is derived from the Sanskrit word "ekarājya", which means "rule by one". The modern term is also used in a political sense to refer to a sovereign state. |
| Korean | The Chinese characters used to write "독립" can also mean "poison" or "alone." |
| Kurdish | The word "serxwebûnî" in Kurdish is a compound of the words "ser" (head) and "xwebûn" (existence), thus meaning "self-determination" or "autonomous existence". |
| Lao | The Lao word “เอกราช” (eklaat) is derived from Sanskrit and also means “the state of being alone” or “single”. |
| Latin | The word "libertatem" is cognate with "liber," meaning "free," and "libro," meaning "book." |
| Latvian | Latvian word "neatkarība" originates from the negated form of the word "atkarība" ("dependency"), i.e. "un-dependency". |
| Lithuanian | The word "nepriklausomybę" derives from the Lithuanian words "ne" (no) and "priklausomybę" (dependence). |
| Luxembourgish | Onofhängegkeet is derived from the German word Unabhängigkeit, which itself comes from the Latin word independentia, meaning "not dependent". |
| Macedonian | The verb from which "независност" derives in Macedonian, "зависам", means to hang, dangle, or be dependent on something. |
| Malagasy | "Te haha le o tena" is a Malagasy phrase that literally translates to "let there be freedom" or "let there be independence," but it can also refer to the act of becoming independent. |
| Malay | Kem, a Proto-Austronesian root meaning 'what', forms the first syllable of several words meaning 'what', 'how', 'where', 'when', 'who', 'why', and 'which', including 'kemerdekaan'. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "indipendenza" derives from Italian and Spanish and also means "freedom and exemption from burdens or obligations." |
| Maori | The term 'mana motuhake' is also used to express the concept of 'self-determination'. |
| Marathi | The term 'स्वातंत्र्य' is also used to describe a state of freedom from external or personal influences or limitations. |
| Mongolian | The word "хараат бус байдал" (independence) in Mongolian can also refer to the state of being free from outside control or influence. |
| Nepali | स्वतन्त्रता originates from Sanskrit and is literally translated to "self-controlled". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "selvstendighet" derives from the Old Norse word "sjalfr", meaning "self", and "standi", meaning "place" or "position". It carries the connotation of standing on one's own, being autonomous, and having the freedom to make one's own decisions. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The term kudziyimira means 'support oneself' or 'stand on one's own two feet' |
| Pashto | The term "khpalwaki" in Pashto can also refer to self-determination or autonomy. |
| Persian | The word "استقلال" (esteqlal) is derived from the Arabic word "استقلال" (istiqlal), meaning "to stand alone" or "to be free from dependence." |
| Polish | The word "niezależność" also means "freedom", "autonomy", or "sovereignty" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "independência" in Portuguese comes from the Latin "independentia", meaning "not dependent" or "free from control". |
| Punjabi | The Sanskrit root ' स्वतंत्रता ' ('svatantrata') refers not just to political independence but to liberation from all kinds of restraints, both internal and external. |
| Romanian | This Romanian word derives from the French term "indépendance", and the Latin term "independens", "in" (not) and "dependere" (to hang from). |
| Russian | The word "независимость" also means "dependence" in old Russian and Ukrainian, as well as in modern-day Russian slang. |
| Samoan | "Tutoʻatasi" also translates literally as "standing alone or by oneself" in Samoan. |
| Serbian | The word "независност" in Serbian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *nezavisъ, which meant "not dependent on" or "free from control". |
| Sesotho | The word 'boipuso' in Sesotho also means 'freedom' and 'self-determination'. |
| Shona | 'Rusununguko' also loosely means 'being detached' in the sense that when one achieves true independence they detach, or liberate, themselves from reliance (whether it be physical or emotional) on someone or something else. |
| Sindhi | "آزادي" (independence) is derived from the Persian word "آزاد" (free) and has no alternate meanings. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, "නිදහස" (nidahas) also means "freedom" or "liberation" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "निर्देष" (nirdesa), meaning "without instruction or command". |
| Slovak | The Slovak term derives its name from the verb meaning "not to depend on", and it can also mean "neutrality". |
| Slovenian | Neodvisnost in Slovenian also means 'freedom' or 'self-reliance', and is cognate with other Slavic languages like Russian 'nezavisimost' (независимость). |
| Somali | Ma-dax-banaan-iida is derived from the root word ma-dax which means "front" but also has the extended meaning of "in charge" or "responsible for". |
| Spanish | "Independencia" also refers to a popular dish from northern Peru. |
| Sundanese | "Kamerdekaan" in Sundanese also means "maturity" or "adulthood". |
| Swahili | The word "uhuru" also means "freedom" or "liberty" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "oberoende" is derived from the German "unabhängig" and ultimately from the Latin "independeo", meaning "to hang from underneath" or "to be free from reliance". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word “pagsasarili” originates from the root word “sarili” meaning “self”, implying the individualistic aspect of self-governance and freedom. |
| Tajik | The word "истиқлолият" is derived from the Arabic word "istiglal", which means "freedom" or "self-determination." |
| Telugu | The word "స్వాతంత్ర్యం" is derived from the Sanskrit word "स्वातन्त्र्य" which means "self-rule" or "freedom from external control". It can also refer to the concept of self-determination, or the right of a group of people to govern themselves without external interference. |
| Thai | The word "ความเป็นอิสระ" in Thai can also mean "liberty" or "freedom". |
| Turkish | The word 'bağımsızlık' comes from the Old Turkic word 'bağ' meaning 'to bind', and the suffix '-lık' meaning 'state or quality', suggesting a state of being unbound or free. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "незалежність" (independence) is derived from the Proto-Slavic noun "nezalěžь" meaning "freedom" or "independence". |
| Urdu | "آزادی" means freedom and liberty, but can also refer to freedom from oppression, restraint, or servitude. |
| Uzbek | Historically, the word "mustaqillik" in Uzbek was used in the sense of "independence" in the context of religious law and theology. |
| Vietnamese | In its original Chinese characters, "Sự độc lập" literally means "standing alone" |
| Welsh | Annibyniaeth ('independence') is derived from the words 'ann' (one, alone) and 'byniau' (year). |
| Xhosa | The word "ukuzimela" can also mean "to stand alone" or "to be self-reliant" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | In linguistics, Yiddish זעלבסטשטענדיקייט ('independence') has the additional meaning that a noun can stand on its own without the use of an auxiliary verb, and in the context of Jewish law it can also refer to an independent Jewish state. |
| Yoruba | The word "ominira" can also refer to self-reliance, autonomy, or liberation. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ukuzimela" is sometimes rendered as "uzimela" and can also refer to something that is self-created, self-sustaining, or independent of external circumstances. |
| English | Independence, from the Latin "independens," can also mean "not relying on others" or "not subject to control by others." |