liệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殮.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [liəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lim˨˩˨]

Verb

liệm

1. to shroud (to cover a dead body with a burial shroud)

Derived terms

• khâm liệm