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Tai Tham

/ˈtaɪ̯ˈtʌm/

Tai Tham proper noun: an artificial ethnonym (cf. Tai Le, Tai Lü, Tai Yong, Tai Yuan, Tai Dam, Tai Song) used to designate the script of Mon origin that was associated with the former territory of Lanna, now largely included in Thailand.

Proper noun

Tai Tham

  1. An artificial ethnonym (cf. Tai Le, Tai Lü, Tai Yong, Tai Yuan, Tai Dam, Tai Song) used to designate the script of Mon origin that was associated with the former territory of Lanna, now largely included in Thailand.

Origin of Tai Tham

A compromise arrived at in 2007 between 'Lanna', 'Old Tai Lue' and 'Tham' as the designation of the script. A reformed version of the script had already been given the name 'New Tai Lue'.

Questions about Tai Tham

What does Tai Tham mean?
Tai Tham means an artificial ethnonym (cf. Tai Le, Tai Lü, Tai Yong, Tai Yuan, Tai Dam, Tai Song) used to designate the script of Mon origin that was associated with the former territory of Lanna, now largely included in Thailand.
What part of speech is Tai Tham?
Tai Tham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tai Tham?
Tai Tham is pronounced /ˈtaɪ̯ˈtʌm/.

Words near Tai Tham in the dictionary

  1. Tai Ping Shan
  2. Tai Po
  3. Tai Shan
  4. tai tai
  5. Tai Tam
  6. Tai Tham
  7. Tai Yuan
  8. Tai'an
  9. Tai'erzhuang
  10. tai-chi
  11. Tai-Kadai

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