niệm chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 念咒, composed of and .

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