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Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀢𑀁 (Brahmi script)
- तं (Devanagari script)
- তং (Bengali script)
- තං (Sinhalese script)
- တံ (Burmese script)
- ตํ or ตัง (Thai script)
- ᨲᩴ (Tai Tham script)
- ຕໍ or ຕັງ (Lao script)
- តំ (Khmer script)
- 𑄖𑄁 (Chakma script)
Adverb
taṃ
- there[1]
- therefore[1]
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.
Adjective
taṃ
- (demonstrative) masculine/feminine accusative singular of ta (“that”)
- (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“that”)
Pronoun
taṃ
- (demonstrative) accusative singular of ta (“it, that, him”)
- (demonstrative) accusative singular of tā (“her”)
Derived terms
Pronoun
taṃ
- (personal) accusative singular of tvaṃ (“you”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ta”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 292