Kham
See also: kham
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Kham
The three traditional regions of Tibet.
- 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.
- 2008 August 21, “China to crack down on use of leanness enhancers in cattle and sheep”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 17 May 2022, Top News:
- The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told the French newspaper Le Monde that the army opened fire during a protest in the eastern Tibetan region of Kham on Monday. […]
“We know about disturbances in the Kham region. But we do not have any details or figures about injuries or deaths,” said the aide, Chhime Chhoekyapa, in the northern town of Dharamsala. […]
“The military presence in Tibet is old, but the frenzy of new construction in the Amdo and Kham regions makes me say that this colonisation by the army is designed to last,” he said.
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Translations
region of Tibet
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See also
- Amdo
- Ü-Tsang
Etymology 2
Of Lao origin.
Proper noun
Kham (plural Khams)
- A surname from Lao.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kham is the 38155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Kham is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.
Anagrams
- HKMA