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”), probably the same root as Shan and Assam[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɪˈæm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Siam
- (historical) Thailand.
- 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 | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Siamitta | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjam/
Audio (file)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈziːam]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧am
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.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Siam (“Thailand”), from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam (historical name)”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Si‧am
- IPA(key): /siˈam/, [sɪˈam]
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