ข้าวเหนียว

Thai

Etymology

From ข้าว (kâao, “rice”) +‎ เหนียว (nǐao, “glutinous”). Compare Lao ເຂົ້າໜຽວ (khao niāu).

Pronunciation
Orthographicข้าวเหนียว
kʰ ˆ ā w e h n ī y w
Phonemicข้าว-เหฺนียว
kʰ ˆ ā w – e h ̥ n ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonkâao-nǐao
Royal Institutekhao-niao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːw˥˩.nia̯w˩˩˦/

Noun

ข้าวเหนียว • (kâao-nǐao)

  1. glutinous rice.
  2. (colloquial) steamed glutinous rice.
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