đam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dam"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ktaːm (“crab”). Cognate with Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khasi tham, Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Mon ဂတာံ (hətam) and Car Nicobarese ka-tām. Malay ketam is probably an Austroasiatic loan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) đam

  1. (North Central Vietnam) field crab; freshwater crab
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