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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ laːm˧˧]

Noun

cơm lam

rice (usually glutinous rice) cooked in bamboo tubes

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