Úc

See also: uc, , üç, UC, uC, Uc, ức, ực, -uc, and u/c

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from , 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
  • (file)

Proper noun

Úc

  1. (colloquial) Australia (a country and island in Oceania)

Synonyms

Adjective

Úc

  1. (colloquial) Australian

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