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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /saɪˈæm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æm
Proper noun
[edit]Siam
- (historical) The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia.
- 1777, [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], 7th edition, London: […] S. Crowder, […]; J. Sewell, […]; W. Johnston, […]; and B. Law, […], →OCLC, page 277:
- From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe: […]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the former name of Thailand
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References
[edit]- ^ Barend Jan Terwiel, Chaichuen Khamdaengyodtai, Shan Manuscripts. Franz Steiner, 2003, p. 9.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam m
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Sciam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Siam | — | |
genitive | Siamin | — | |
partitive | Siamia | — | |
illative | Siamiin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Siam | — | |
accusative | nom. | Siam | — |
gen. | Siamin | ||
genitive | Siamin | — | |
partitive | Siamia | — | |
inessive | Siamissa | — | |
elative | Siamista | — | |
illative | Siamiin | — | |
adessive | Siamilla | — | |
ablative | Siamilta | — | |
allative | Siamille | — | |
essive | Siamina | — | |
translative | Siamiksi | — | |
abessive | Siamitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam m
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam)
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Siam on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Siam” in Duden online
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam (Jawi spelling سيام)
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
- (informal, esp. Northern Peninsular) Thailand (in its modern form)
- Synonyms: Thailand, Negara Thai
Descendants
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Siam (Jawi spelling سيام)
- (dialectal) Thai; relating to Thailand, the Thai people, or the Thai language.
- Kakak aku asyik khusyuk tengok drama Siam dari tengahari. ― My sister's been hooked watching Thai dramas since afternoon.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سيم siyam”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Siam”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 467
Further reading
[edit]- “Siam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Spanish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siam m
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Siam (“Thailand”), from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam (historical name)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Siám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: Taylandiya
Anagrams
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