tham

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See also: Tham, thảm, þam, and THAM

Atong (India)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Numeral

tham (Bengali script থাম)

  1. three

Synonyms

References

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

Noun

tham

  1. crab

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪.

Verb

tham

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

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
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