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tama

/tˈɑmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
tama
IPA
/tˈɑmə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.

noun

An African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan.

name

The language of the Sudanese Tama people.

name

A language family of northern Papua New Guinea.

name

An extinct language of the Tucanoan language family.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma) Greek τάμα (táma)bor. English tama Borrowed from Greek τάμα (táma).

Inflected Forms

tamata (plural)

Phrases

La Tama Tama County

Frequently Paired Words

La Tama Tama County

Rhymes With

obama drama mama lama momma mamma osama comma sama rama yokohama llama

Questions

How do you pronounce tama?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑmə/.
What does tama mean?
A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.
Where does tama come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der. Proto-Hellenic *tat͏̌t͏̌ō Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma) Greek τάμα (táma)bor. English tama Borrowed from Greek τάμα (táma).

How to pronounce tama

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