Úc Đại Lợi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳大利 (“Australia”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ləːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ləːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ləːj˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Proper noun
- (dated):
- Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)