Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳, from Middle Chinese 奧 ‎(ʔjuwk); contracted from 澳大利 ‎(Úc Đại Lợi), which is contracted from Chinese 澳大利亞 (Úc Đại Lợi Á, or more accurately Áo Đại Lợi Á), from Mandarin 澳大利亞 ‎(Àodàlìyà); 澳 is read as Úc not to be confused with 奧 Áo ‎(“Austria”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwʔk͡p̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwʔk͡p̚˦ˀ˥]
• Homophone: út