Tham
/tʌm/
Tham proper noun: the script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
Proper noun (1)
Tham
- The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
- Synonyms:
- Tai Tham
- The Lao variant of the above.
- In actuality, however, in many cases the use of a given script denotes less the content of a given text than its social use. Works in Tham are typically stored and performed inside the temple, whereas writings recorded in Lao are kept and performed in private homes.2007, Peter Koret, “Past, Present and Future in Buddhist Prophetic Literature of the Lao”, in Ian Harris, editor, Buddhism, Power and Political Order, Routledge, →ISBN, →OCLC, archived from the...
Proper noun (2)
Tham (plural Thams)
- A surname.
Noun capitalized: THAM
THAM (uncountable)
- Initialism of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, alternative form of tris.
Synonyms of Tham
Forms of Tham
| plural | Thams |
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Origin of Tham
Tham is the local pronunciation of the word for dharma in the area where the script is used, e.g. Thai ธรรม (tam), Lao ທຳ (tham) and Northern Thai ᨵᩢᨾ᩠ᨾ᩺/ธัมม์, all derived from Pali dhamma. Tham script is a localisation of the phrase dharma script.
Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam4), etc.
Phrases with Tham
Questions about Tham
- What does Tham mean?
- Tham means the script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
- What part of speech is Tham?
- Tham can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Tham?
- Tham is pronounced /tʌm/.
Words near Tham in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Tham (page history and authors); THAM (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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