đạm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氮 (“nitrogen”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]

Noun

đạm

  1. (dated or in compounds) nitrogen
  2. (nutrition) protein

Usage notes

  • đạm ("nitrogen") is only used when referring to fertilizer, as in NPK, also known as đạm-lân-kali ("nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium").
  • The sense "protein" is chiefly used in the contexts of nutrition; in chemical and biological contexts, protein/prô-tê-in are generally preferred.

Synonyms

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