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