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ốc

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːk (snail). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] ʔɔːk⁷.

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Noun

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(classifier con) ốc (, , 𧎜, )

  1. an animal, especially a mollusk, with a spiral shell
    ốc sêna land snail
    ốc mượn hồna hermit crab
    ốc anh vũa nautilus
    • 18th–19th century, Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香), “Vịnh ốc nhồi (詠屋𧋆) [River Snail]”, in John Balaban, transl., Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương, Copper Canyon Press (book), also hosted by Nôm Foundation (online), published 2000:
      博媄生𫥨分𧋆
      𣎀𣈜粦𨀎盎𦹵灰
      Bác mẹ sinh ra phận ốc nhồi,
      Đêm ngày lăn lóc đám cỏ hôi
      Fate and my parents shaped me like a snail,
      day and night wandering marsh weeds that smell foul.
  2. (by extension) a nut (that fits on a bolt)
    Synonyms: con tán, ê-cu

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