Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tham

/tʌm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: tham
IPA: /tʌm/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, alternative form of tris.

Uncountable

name

The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.

name

The Lao variant of the above.

name

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Thams (plural)

Synonyms

Tai Tham

Homonyms

tum

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce tham?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʌm/.
What does tham mean?: Initialism of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, alternative form of tris.
Where does tham come from?: 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.

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