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)

1. refers to certain mollusks with hard, typically spiral, shells
2. a nut (that fits on a bolt)

Derived terms

Terms derived from ốc

• ốc bươu

• ốc sên

See also

• sên
• vít