Úc

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳, contracted from 澳大利 (Úc Đại Lợi), from Mandarin 澳大利亞 (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

Proper noun

Úc

(colloquial) Australia (the country)
(geography) Australia (the continent)

Synonyms

(country): Úc Đại Lợi; Ô-xtrây-li-a
(continent): Úc Châu; châu Úc; lục địa Úc

Adjective

Úc

(colloquial) Australian

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