sắc lẻm

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sắc (sharp) +‎ lẻm; the second syllable is from Tai (cf. Proto-Tai *ʰleːmᴬ, whence Thai แหลม (lɛ̌ɛm)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sak̚˧˦ lɛm˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ lɛm˧˨] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ lɛm˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˥ lɛm˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

sắc lẻm

  1. very sharp