tham

See also: Tham, thảm, þam, and THAM

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *tham² (“three”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

Numeral

tham (Bengali script থাম)

1. three

Synonyms

• rongtham
• tri
• tiin

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Kokborok

Numeral

tham

1. three

References

• Binoy Debbarma, Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary (2001)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“them”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“the, those, these”)

Pronoun

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“them, these”)

Etymology 3

Determiner

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“the, that, this”)

Pronoun

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“that one, him, it”)

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *tʰaːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam (“crab”). Cognate with Khasi tham, Temiar gantam, Bahnar kơtam, Pacoh atam, Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Mon ဂတာံ (hətam), Car Nicobarese ka-tām.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

Noun

tham

1. crab

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪.

Verb

tham

1. to covet, to be greedy, to lust after

Derived terms

• ăn tham
• gian tham
• lòng tham
• máu tham
• tham ăn
• tham dục
• tham lam (“greedy”)
• tham nhũng
• tham ô
• tham quân ô lại
• tham quyền cố vị
• tham tài
• tham thực cực thân
• tham vọng (“ambition”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 參.

Verb

tham

1. (only in compounds) to participate in, to engage in

Noun

tham

1. (only in compounds) chief clerk; councillor, adviser

Derived terms

• tham bác
• tham biến
• tham biện
• tham chiến (“to participate in war”)
• tham chiếu
• tham chính
• tham dự
• tham gia (“to participate in”)
• tham khảo (“to consult”)
• tham kiến
• tham luận (“speech”)
• tham mưu
• tham mưu trưởng
• tham nghị viện
• tham quan (“to go sightseeing”)
• tham sanh úy tử
• tham số
• tham sự
• tham tán
• tham tụng