mặc niệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 默念 (to meditate (on)).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mak̚˧˨ʔ niəm˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ niəm˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ nim˨˩˨]

    Verb

    mặc niệm

    1. to observe silence in memory of the deceased