ขนมจีน

Thai

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Mon ခၞံ (hənɔm, “noodles”) + စိန် (cin, “to be cooked”); imitated as Thai ขนม (kà-nǒm, “sweets; dessert; noodles”) +‎ จีน (jiin, “China; Chinese”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ขนมจีน kʰ n m t͡ɕ ī n
Phonemic		ขะ-หฺนม-จีน kʰ a – h ̥ n m – t͡ɕ ī n
Romanization	Paiboon	kà-nǒm-jiin
	Royal Institute	kha-nom-chin
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰa˨˩.nom˩˩˦.t͡ɕiːn˧/^(R)

Noun

ขนมจีน • (kà-nǒm-jiin)

khanom chin, a noodle made from fermented rice which is boiled and then extruded through a sieve into boiling water, often served with the soup น้ำยา (nám-yaa).

Gallery

Kà-nǒm-jiin noodles
The noodles in the soup náam-yaa