ốc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːk (“snail”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) ốc • (沃, 渥, 𧎜)

1. a mollusk with a spiral shell

   ốc sên

   a land snail

   ốc mượn hồn

   a hermit crab

   ốc anh vũ

   a nautilus

2. a nut (that fits on a bolt)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ốc bươu
• ốc sên

 

See also

• sên
• vít