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

• (nitrogen): nitơ, ni-tơ
• (protein): protein, prô-tê-in; chất đạm