ၶဝ်ႈလၢမ်

Shan

ၶဝ်ႈလၢမ်

Etymology

ၶဝ်ႈ (khāo, “rice”) +‎ လၢမ် (lǎam, “hold in the fire; cook anything in a bamboo place in the fire”). Cognate with Thai ข้าวหลาม (kâao-lǎam) and Lao ເຂົ້າຫລາມ (khao lām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaw˧˧˨.laːm˨˦/

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• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

ၶဝ်ႈလၢမ် • (khāo lǎam)

1. glutinous rice cooked in bamboo