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Pali
Alternative scripts
- taṃ (Latin script)
- 𑀢𑀁 (Brahmi script)
- तं (Devanagari script)
- তং (Bengali script)
- တံ (Burmese script)
- ตํ or ตัง (Thai script)
- ᨲᩴ (Tai Tham script)
- ຕໍ or ຕັງ (Lao script)
- តំ (Khmer script)
- 𑄖𑄁 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Adverb
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ (“there”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ (“therefore”)
c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya, Colombo, 2009:3. අක්කොච්ඡි මං අවධි මං අජිනි මං අහාසි මෙ
යෙ තං උපනය්හන්ති වෙරං තෙසං න සම්මති- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
ye taṃ upanayhanti veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati - He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me.
Hatred does not subside for those who nurse grudges thus.
Pronoun
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular of ත (ta, “he, it”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is nominative/accusative singular of ත (ta, “it”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular of තා (tā, “she, it”)
Adjective
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular masculine/feminine of ත (ta, “that”)
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is nominative/accusative singular neuter of ත (ta, “that”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
තං
- Sinhala script form of taṃ, which is accusative singular of ත්වං (tvaṃ, “you”)