Tham

See also: tham

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʌm/
• Homophone: tum

Usage notes

Usually used in the collocation Tham script or, especially in computing usage, Tai Tham.

Proper noun

Tham

1. The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos
2. The Lao variant of the above

Synonyms

• Synonym: Tai Tham

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Tham (plural Thams)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tham is the 19834^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1355 individuals. Tham is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.75%) individuals.

Anagrams

• math, math.