nấm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nəm˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɗəmʔ. Cognate with Nguôn đấm and Tho [Cuối Chăm] dʌm³.

Noun

(classifier cây) nấm • (菍, 稔)

mushroom
(by extension) fungus
bị nấm chân/đầu ― to have a fungal infection on your feet/legs/scalp

Derived terms

nấm đầu khỉ (“Hericium erinaceus”)
nấm hương (“shiitake”)
nấm kim châm (“enoki mushroom”)
nấm linh chi (“Ganoderma lucidum”)
nấm mèo (“wood ear fungus”)
nấm mốc (“fungi”)
nấm mối
nấm rơm (“straw mushroom”)
nấm tràm (“Tylopilus felleus, a bitter but edible mushroom”)
nấm tuyết (“snow fungus”)

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *bn₂uum ~ *bn₂əm (“hill”) (whence Khmer ភ្នំ (phnum)). Probably partly contaminated by the etymology above.

Noun

nấm • (埝)

mound; tumulus (shaped like a mushroom cap, or pileus)
nấm mồ ― mound (on a grave)

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