Tai Tham

English

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'.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪ̯ˈtʌm/

Proper noun

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Tai Tham

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.

References

^ Ad hoc report on Lanna‎^[1], 2007 September 19, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2/N3346:
Since Meeting #50, feedback of significant discontent have been heard from the user
community in China concerning the name Lanna. According to Chinese Dai experts, the name Lanna denotes the region which is part of Thailand. This does not represent the user community in China. It is therefore inappropriate to call the script Lanna. After several
rounds of discussion, we proposed to call the script TAI THAM.

[1] Ad hoc report on Lanna‎^[1], 2007 September 19, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2/N3346:
Since Meeting #50, feedback of significant discontent have been heard from the user
community in China concerning the name Lanna. According to Chinese Dai experts, the name Lanna denotes the region which is part of Thailand. This does not represent the user community in China. It is therefore inappropriate to call the script Lanna. After several
rounds of discussion, we proposed to call the script TAI THAM.

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