Tam vs Mam - What's the difference?

As a pronoun tam

is .

a mayan language spoken in the mexican state of chiapas and the guatemalan departments of quetzaltenango, huehuetenango, san marcos, and retalhuleu.

(en noun)

A tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.

* {{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 1, author=Bryan Miller, title=A Gathering of Scots, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams , kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees. }}

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(en noun)

(informal, and, colloquial) Diminutive of mother.

Used in place of mum or ma in Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool.

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