Tham

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The script traditionally used for Buddhist religious study in the vicinity of Northern Thailand and Laos.
• The Lao variant of the above.

Origin

• Tham is the local pronunciation of the word for dharma in the area where the script is used, e.g. Thai ธรรม, Lao ທຳ and Northern Thai ᨵᩢᨾ᩠ᨾ᩺/ธัมม์, all derived from Pali dhamma. Tham script is a localisation of the phrase dharma script.