Sião

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).

Proper noun

Sião m

  1. Zion (a hill in Israel)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From earlier Siam, Sciam, borrowed from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), probably the same root as Shan and Assam.

Alternative forms
  • Sciam, Siam (obsolete)

Proper noun

Sião m

  1. (historical) Siam (the former name of Thailand)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.

Proper noun

Sião m

  1. A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.
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