siam

See also: Siam and SIAM

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 閃 / 闪 (siám, “to dodge”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /sjɑm˦˨/

Verb

siam (invariable)

(Singapore, Singlish)

1. To move aside; to get out of the way.
   • 2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:

     Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road.
     Irene: I thought he race car driver?
     Jenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog.
     Irene: A dog?
     Jenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor.

2. To leave hastily, to run off.
3. To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).

Interjection

siam

1. (Singapore, Singlish) Out of the way!; get lost!

See also

• siam diu
• siam weed

Anagrams

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, sima

Bolongan

Bolongan numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: siam     Ordinal: kesiam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam. Cognate with Central Dusun siam and Tagalog siyam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiam/

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “siam”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: siam     Ordinal: kosiam

Etymology

Compare Tagalog siyam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Finnish

Etymology

< Siam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -iɑm
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧am

Noun

siam (archaic)

1. Thai (language)

Declension

Inflection of siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siamini — accusative nom. siamini — gen. siamini genitive siamini — partitive siamiani — inessive siamissani — elative siamistani — illative siamiini — adessive siamillani — ablative siamiltani — allative siamilleni — essive siaminani — translative siamikseni — abessive siamittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siamisi — accusative nom. siamisi — gen. siamisi genitive siamisi — partitive siamiasi — inessive siamissasi — elative siamistasi — illative siamiisi — adessive siamillasi — ablative siamiltasi — allative siamillesi — essive siaminasi — translative siamiksesi — abessive siamittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siamimme — accusative nom. siamimme — gen. siamimme genitive siamimme — partitive siamiamme — inessive siamissamme — elative siamistamme — illative siamiimme — adessive siamillamme — ablative siamiltamme — allative siamillemme — essive siaminamme — translative siamiksemme — abessive siamittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siaminne — accusative nom. siaminne — gen. siaminne genitive siaminne — partitive siamianne — inessive siamissanne — elative siamistanne — illative siamiinne — adessive siamillanne — ablative siamiltanne — allative siamillenne — essive siaminanne — translative siamiksenne — abessive siamittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative siaminsa — accusative nom. siaminsa — gen. siaminsa genitive siaminsa — partitive siamiaan siamiansa — inessive siamissaan siamissansa — elative siamistaan siamistansa — illative siamiinsa — adessive siamillaan siamillansa — ablative siamiltaan siamiltansa — allative siamilleen siamillensa — essive siaminaan siaminansa — translative siamikseen siamiksensa — abessive siamittaan siamittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• thai, thain kieli; siamin kieli

Derived terms

compounds

• siaminkielinen

 

Anagrams

• Sami, amis, masi, sima

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃam]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsijam/ [ˈsi.jam]
• Hyphenation: siam

Numeral

siám

1. nine

   Synonym: nuebe

Italian

Verb

siam

1. Apocopic form of siamo

Anagrams

• Masi, Misa, mais, masi, mi sa

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : siam     Ordinal : kasiam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃäm]

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Derived terms

• kasiam
• labinsiam
• siam a pulu

 

Occitan

Verb

siam

1. first-person plural present subjunctive of èsser
2. first-person plural imperative of èsser

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: siam

Adverb

siam (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Only used in tam i siam

Further reading

• siam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صيام (“fast”). Doublet of saum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.jam/

Noun

siam

1. (Islam) fast; sawm

See also

• boboran siam
• puasa

References

• 'SIJAM', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *siam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine