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