ເຂົ້າຫລາມ
Lao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Mon ခလာမ် (həlam, “baked rice in bamboo”); imitated as ເຂົ້າ (khao) + ຫລາມ (lām). Cognate to Thai ข้าวหลาม (kâao-lǎam).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰaw˧˩.laːm˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰaw˥˥˨.laːm˥˧˧]
- Hyphenation: ເຂົ້າ-ຫລາມ
- Rhymes: -aːm
Noun
[edit]ເຂົ້າຫລາມ • (khao lām)
- Cylinder of glutinous rice baked in joint of thorny bamboo.