Siam

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”) (see there for more hypotheses), the same root as Shan and probably Assam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saɪˈæm/ Rhymes: -æm === Proper noun === Siam (historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, sima == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [siˈam] === Proper noun === Siam m (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== siamès == Finnish == === Etymology === From Portuguese Sciam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝m] Rhymes: -iɑm Syllabification(key): Si‧am Hyphenation(key): Si‧am === Proper noun === Siam (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Sami, amis, masi, sima == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sjam/ === Proper noun === Siam m (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈziːam] Hyphenation: Si‧am === Proper noun === Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam) (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== Siamese m siamesisch Siamkatze f ==== Further reading ==== Siam on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Siam” in Duden online == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay Siam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsiam/ [ˈsi.am] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: Si‧am Homophone: siam === Proper noun === Siam (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) === Adjective === Siam Siamese === Further reading === “Siam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.am/ Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am === Proper noun === Siam (Jawi spelling سيام) (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) (informal, especially Northern Peninsular) Thailand (in its modern form) Synonyms: Thailand, Negara Thai ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: Siam → Pattani Malay: سيٍّي / ซีแย === Adjective === Siam (Jawi spelling سيام, comparative lebih Siam, superlative paling Siam) (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 ==== === References === 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 === "Siam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Spanish == === Proper noun === Siam m (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) ==== 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] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈam/ [ˈsjam] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: Si‧am Homophone: siyam === Proper noun === Siám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔) (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Taylandiya === Anagrams === mais, amis, sima, asim, misa