xe lam

Vietnamese

Etymology

xe (“wheeled vehicle”) +‎ lam, from Italian Lambro, an autorickshaw of Lambretta.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ laːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ laːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɛ˧˧ laːm˧˧]

Noun

(classifier chiếc) xe lam

  1. a tuk-tuk; an autorickshaw
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