Ogham

• ogham, ogam

Unclear. Possibly from the Irish og-úaim 'point-seam', referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.əm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɒɡəm/ (see the usage notes)

Ogham

1. An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.

The pronunciation /ˈoʊ.əm/ more closely matches the modern Irish pronunciation of the word ([ˈoːmˠ], [ˈoːəmˠ]), but the pronunciation /ˈɒɡəm/, based on the spelling and the Old Irish pronunciation, is also common in English.

• oghamic

Ogham (plural Oghams)

1. A single character in this alphabet.

• beth luis nion, beth luis fern

• Omagh, go HAM, go ham