Tai Tham

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Tai Tham

/ˈtaɪ̯ˈtʌm/

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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'.

proper noun

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.

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"Tai Tham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tai%20tham. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tai Tham. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tai%20tham

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"Tai Tham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tai%20tham.

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@misc{tai_tham_2026,
  title = {Tai Tham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tai%20tham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}