tham

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

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

tham (Bengali script থাম)

1. three

• rongtham
• tri
• tiin

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

tham

1. three

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

tham

1. Alternative spelling of þam (“them”)

tham

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

tham

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

tham

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

tham

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

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.

• IPA^(key): /tʰam/

tham

1. crab

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪.

tham

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 參.

tham

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

tham

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