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
Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] [dʌm³].
Noun
(classifier cây) nấm (𪳋)
- mushroom
- edible fungus
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 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)).
Noun
nấm
- mound; tumulus (shaped like a mushroom cap, or pileus)
- nấm mồ ― mound (on a grave)