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English word origin

Etymology of Kham

Borrowed from Tibetan ཁམས (khams).

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Source etymology 1

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name

One of the three traditional regions of Tibet, covering a land area largely divided between eastern parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region, western parts of Sichuan, and smaller parts of Qinghai and Yunnan.

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Borrowed from Tibetan ཁམས (khams).

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Lao.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transliteration of Lao ຄຳ (kham).

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