Tama 870540 220133530 2008-06-18T12:54:58Z InfernoXV 1038333 /* Religion */ '''Tama''' may mean: ==People== * [[Sam Fatu]], a professional wrestler, uses this name amongst others * [[Tama Janowitz]], an American writer * [[Hosokawa Gracia|Hosokawa Tama]] ({{lang|ja|細川 玉}}), a Japanese noblewoman * nickname for [[Tamara]] * [[Tama (Cascade)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Cascade (band)|Cascade]] * [[Tama (Hysteric Blue)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Hysteric Blue]] * [[Tama (Porno Graffitti)]], a Japanese musician, formerly of the band [[Porno Graffitti]] ==Religion== * Tama ({{lang|ja|魂}}), part of the [[soul]] in the Japanese [[Shinto]] faith, roughly equivalent to ghost, spirit, or soul * [[Tama (votive)|Tama]] (plural ''tamata''), a [[votive deposit]] or [[ex-voto]] used in the [[Eastern Orthodox Churches]] * [[Tama-nui-te-rā]], the personification of the Sun in Māori mythology ==Places== * [[Tama, Iowa]], a city * [[Tama County, Iowa]] * [[Tama, La Rioja]], Argentina * [[Tama, Musashi]] ({{lang|ja|多摩郡}}), an old district in [[Musashi Province]] ** [[Tama Area]] ({{lang|ja|多摩地域}}), the western portion of [[Tokyo|Tokyo Prefecture]] *** [[Tama Hills]], an expanse of hills stretching along the southwestern flank of Tokyo **** [[Tama New Town]], a residential development in the Tama Hills *** [[Tama, Tokyo]] ({{lang|ja|多摩市}}), a municipality classified as a city, in western Tokyo **** Tama Hills, A [[USAF]] Installation in [[Tama, Tokyo]] *** [[Nishitama, Tokyo]] ({{lang|ja|西多摩郡}}), a district in Tokyo *** [[Tama River]] ({{lang|ja|多摩川}}), a river in Japan **** [[Tama-chan]], an Arctic [[pinniped|seal]] living in the Tokyo area which became a national celebrity in 2002 ** [[Tama-ku, Kawasaki]] ({{lang|ja|多摩区}}), a ward in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] ==Other== * [[1089 Tama]] ({{lang|ja|多摩}}), an asteroid * [[TAMA 300]], a gravitational wave detector * [[TAMA (video game)]], a [[Playstation]] launch game * [[Tama (spider)]], a genus of [[Tree trunk spider]]s * [[Tama (cat)]], a cat who is a [[stationmaster]] of a Japanese railway station. * [[Tama Drums]], a Japanese brand manufactured by [[Hoshino Gakki]] * [[Tama people]], an ethnic group in Sudan * [[Tama language]], their language * Word for [[darkness]] in some Slavic languages * [[Tama Toshi Monorail Line]] ({{lang|ja|多摩都市モノレール線}}), in Tokyo, Japan * A type of [[talking drum]] in Senegal * [[Tama (novel)]], by [[Winnifred Eaton]] * a minor Kazakh [[Jüz]] "horde", numbering ca. 40-45,000 == See also == * [[w:ja:タマ]] * [[w:ja:玉]] * [[w:ja:多摩]] {{disambig}} [[de:Tama]] [[es:Tama]] [[fi:Tama]] [[fr:Tama]] [[ja:タマ]] [[ko:다마]] [[nl:Tama]] [[pl:Tama]]