នំអ៊ី

Khmer

Etymology

From នំ (num) +‎ Teochew 圓 / 圆 (in⁵, “glutinous rice ball”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic នំអ៊ី nṃʼ′ī WT romanisation num ʼii (standard) IPA(key) /num ˈʔiː/

Noun

នំអ៊ី • (num ʼii)

1. tangyuan (a kind of dessert of Chinese origin made of sticky rice flour formed into marble-sized pieces and cooked in a sweet thick sauce)