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)
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