sắc lẻm

Vietnamese

Etymology

sắc (“sharp”) +‎ lẻm; the second syllable is from Tai (cf. Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ, whence Thai แหลม (lɛ̌ɛm)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sak̚˧˦ lɛm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ lɛm˧˨] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ lɛm˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦]

Adjective

sắc lẻm

1. very sharp