English Explanatory Dictionary

Tai Tham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An artificial ethnonym (cf. Tai Le, Tai Lü, Tai Yong, Tai Yuan, Tai Dam, Tai Song) used to designate the script of Mon origin that was associated with the former territory of Lanna, now largely included in Thailand.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪ̯ˈtʌm/

Word forms

Tai Tham

Etymology

A compromise arrived at in 2007 between 'Lanna', 'Old Tai Lue' and 'Tham' as the designation of the script. A reformed version of the script had already been given the name 'New Tai Lue'.

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