niệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 念.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

niệm

1. (religion) to recite

   niệm kinh ― to recite contents from a religious text

2. (occult) to chant

   niệm thần chú ― to chant a spell