ốc
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːk (“snail”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥]
Noun
(classifier con) ốc • (沃, 渥, 𧎜)
- an animal, especially a mollusk, with a spiral shell
- ốc sên ― a land snail
- ốc mượn hồn ― a hermit crab
- ốc anh vũ ― a nautilus
- a nut (that fits on a bolt)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ốc bươu
- ốc lác
- ốc nhồi
- ốc sên
- xoắn ốc
See also
- sên; vít
Anagrams
- cố