niệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 念.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [niəm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [niəm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nim˨˩˨]

Verb

niệm

(religion) to recite
niệm kinh ― to recite contents from a religious text
(occult) to chant
niệm thần chú ― to chant a spell

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