đam

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• dam

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”); cognate with Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khasi tham, Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Mon ဂတာံ (hətam), Car Nicobarese ka-tām, Malay ketam and Brunei Malay katam.

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