Úc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳, contracted from 澳大利 (Úc Đại Lợi), from Mandarin 澳大利亞/澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà, phonetically properly in Sino-Vietnamese Áo Đại Lợi Á). The reading úc (“inlet”) is used perhaps to avoid confusion with Áo (“Austria”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˥]
- Homophone: út
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Synonyms
- (country): Úc Đại Lợi; Ô-xtrây-li-a
- (continent): Úc Châu; châu Úc; lục địa Úc
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