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