ອູມາມີ

Lao

Etymology

From Japanese 旨味, うまみ (umami), from 旨い (umai, “delicious”), which describes the quality of a pleasant, savory taste. Cognate with Thai อูมามิ (uu-maa-mí), Isan อูมามิ, Khmer អ៊ុំម៉ាមី (ʼummaamii).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔuː˩(˧).maː˧˥.miː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔuː˩˨.maː˩˨.miː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອູ-ມາ-ມີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ອູມາມີ • (ʼū mā mī)

  1. (ລົດ~) umami

See also
Basic tastes in Lao · ລົດ ຫຼື ລົດຊາດ (layout · text)
ຫວານ (wān) ປ້ຽວ (piāu),
ສົ້ມ (som)		 ເຄັມ (khem) ຂົມ (khom) ເຜັດ (phet) ອູມາມີ (ʼū mā mī)
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