"Kham" meaning in All languages combined

See Kham on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kham
  1. A region of Tibet covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China. Categories (place): Places in China Related terms: Amdo, Ü-Tsang Translations (region of Tibet): 康區 (Chinese Mandarin), 康区 (Kāngqū) (Chinese Mandarin), Кам (Kam) [masculine] (Russian), Кхам (Kxam) [masculine] (Russian), ཁམས་ (khams) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-Kham-en-name-oCHI3N3g Disambiguation of Places in China: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Khams [plural]
Etymology: Of Lao origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|lo|-}} Lao Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kham (plural Khams)
  1. A surname from Lao.
    Sense id: en-Kham-en-name-TMnBXEXF Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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