đạm

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Hanoi [ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗaːm˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗaːm˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đạmheavynặng

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đạm means protein.

Chinese characters: 氮

Meanings of đạm in English

Noun

nutrition protein ≈ protein chất đạm
dated, in compounds nitrogen ≈ nitơ

Words with đạm

đạm bạc

Example sentences with đạm

Hôm nay tôi không muốn ăn đạm động vật. I don't feel like eating animal proteins today.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does đạm mean in English?

đạm (noun) means "protein".

How do you pronounce đạm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːm˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗaːm˨˩˨]. Tones: đạm — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đạm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đạm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 氮.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.