เมี่ยงคำ

Thai

Etymology

From เมี่ยง (mîiang, food wrapped in leaves) +‎ คำ (kam, bite), literally “one-bite wrap”.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเมี่ยงคำ
e m ī ˋ y ŋ g å
Phonemic
เมี่ยง-คำ
e m ī ˋ y ŋ – g å
RomanizationPaiboonmîiang-kam
Royal Institutemiang-kham
(standard) IPA(key)/mia̯ŋ˥˩.kʰam˧/(R)

Noun

เมี่ยงคำ • (mîiang-kam)

  1. miang kham: a traditional snack from Thailand and Laos consisting of raw fresh Piper sarmentosum or Erythrina fusca leaves that are filled with roasted coconut shavings and other ingredients.