niệm chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 念咒, composed of 念 and 咒.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [niəm˧˨ʔ t͡ɕu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [niəm˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nim˨˩˨ cʊw˦˥]

Verb

niệm chú

1. to recite a magic spell; to chant a spell