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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]

Noun

đạm

(dated or in compounds) nitrogen
(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

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