cơm lam

Vietnamese

Etymology

cơm (“cooked rice”) +‎ lam; the second syllable is from Tai, compare Lao ເຂົ້າຫລາມ (khao lām), Thai ข้าวหลาม (kâao-lǎam).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ laːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ laːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ laːm˧˧]

Noun

cơm lam

  1. rice (usually glutinous rice) cooked in bamboo tubes
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