tama

Meanings

1. A form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.

1. An African Muslim ethnic group of eastern Chad and western Sudan.

1. The language of the Sudanese Tama people.
2. A language family of northern Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

Greek τάμα (táma)