ข้าวเหนียว

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Thai

Etymology

From ข้าว (kâao, rice) +‎ เหนียว (nǐao, glutinous). Compare Lao ເຂົ້າໜຽວ (khao niāu), Shan ၶဝ်ႈၼဵဝ် (khāo nǎeo).

Pronunciation

Orthographicข้าวเหนียว
kʰ ˆ ā w e h n ī y w
Phonemic
ค่าว-เหฺนียว
g ˋ ā w – e h ̥ n ī y w
เค่า-เหฺนียว
e g ˋ ā – e h ̥ n ī y w
RomanizationPaiboonkâao-nǐaokâo-nǐao
Royal Institutekhao-niaokhao-niao
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaːw˥˩.nia̯w˩˩˦/(R)/kʰaw˥˩.nia̯w˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ข้าวเหนียว (kâao-nǐao)

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