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˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦]

Adjective

sắc lẻm

  1. very sharp
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