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)

1. mushroom
2. (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)

1. mound; tumulus (shaped like a mushroom cap, or pileus)

   nấm mồ ― mound (on a grave)