Siam
See also: siam
English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /saɪˈæm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æm
Proper noun
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
Translations
the former name of Thailand
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References
- Barend Jan Terwiel, Chaichuen Khamdaengyodtai, Shan Manuscripts. Franz Steiner, 2003, p. 9.
Catalan
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Sciam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝m]
- Rhymes: -iɑm
- Syllabification(key): Si‧am
Declension
| 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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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjam/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
- boule de Siam
- chou de Siam
- courge de Siam
- siamois
- Siamois
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈziːam]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧am
Proper noun
Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam)
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Further reading
Siam on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Siam” in Duden online
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.am/
- Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am
Proper noun
Siam (Jawi spelling سيام)
Noun
Siam (Jawi spelling سيام, informal 1st possessive Siamku, 2nd possessive Siammu, 3rd possessive Siamnya)
Further reading
- “Siam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Spanish
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Siam (“Thailand”), from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam (historical name)”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈam/ [ˈʃam]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: Si‧am
- Homophone: siyam
Proper noun
Siám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
- (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: Taylandiya
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