Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tam

/tæm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: tam
IPA: /tæm/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of tam o'shanter, a type of cap.

noun

Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

name

Abbreviation of Tamaulipas: a state of Mexico.

name

Initialism of Transantarctic Mountains: a mountain range in Antarctica.

noun

Initialism of tense, aspect, and mood.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of total addressable/available market.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of technology acceptance model.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the female given name Tamara.

Example Sentences

"Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams, kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees."
"[…] then it would make sense to view Australian past irrealises as TAM forms combining a modal stative predicate (conveying e.g. a capacity, expectation, or desire state) with a past imperfective content."

Etymology

Ellipsis of tam o'shanter.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

tams (plural)

Phrases

nicky-tam qui tam som tam tam-tam Mount Tam Tai Tam

Frequently Paired Words

nicky-tam qui tam som tam tam-tam Mount Tam Tai Tam

Synonyms

picul TMA tam-o'-shanter tammy

Rhymes With

am damn sam ma'am exam ram dam jam ham cam spam lamb

Questions

How do you pronounce tam?: The recorded pronunciation is /tæm/.
What does tam mean?: Clipping of tam o'shanter, a type of cap.
Where does tam come from?: Ellipsis of tam o'shanter.

How to pronounce tam

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “tam”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tæm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “tam”.
Repeat and practice — Say “tam” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.