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Tham

//tʌm// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
2
A surname.
3
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."

Noun

1
Initialism of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, alternative form of tris. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam4), etc.

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