ເຂົ້າຫລາມ

Lao

Etymology

From Mon ခလာမ် (həlam, “baked rice in bamboo”); imitated as ເຂົ້າ (khao) + ຫລາມ (lām). Cognate to Thai ข้าวหลาม (kâao-lǎam).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˧˩.laːm˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˥˨.laːm˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ເຂົ້າ-ຫລາມ
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

ເຂົ້າຫລາມ • (khao lām)

  1. Cylinder of glutinous rice baked in joint of thorny bamboo.
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