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/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Siam

  1. (historical) Thailand.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Barend Jan Terwiel, Chaichuen Khamdaengyodtai, Shan Manuscripts. Franz Steiner, 2003, p. 9.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Siam m

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

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Sciam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑm]
  • Rhymes: -iɑm
  • Syllabification(key): Si‧am

Proper noun

Siam

  1. Siam

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 —
instructive — —
abessive Siamitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Siam (type risti)
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Siamittani —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Siamittasi —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Siamittamme —
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 —
instructive — —
abessive Siamittanne —
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
—
instructive — —
abessive Siamittaan
Siamittansa
—
comitative — —

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjam/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Siam m

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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈziːam]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Si‧am

Proper noun

Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam)

  1. Siam

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.am/
  • Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am

Proper noun

Siam (Jawi spelling سيام‎)

  1. Siam; Thailand
    Synonyms: Thailand, Negara Thai
  2. Siamese; Thai
    Synonym: Thai

Descendants

  • Indonesian: Siam
  • → Pattani Malay: سيٍّي‎ / ซีแย

Noun

Siam (Jawi spelling سيام‎, informal 1st possessive Siamku, 2nd possessive Siammu, 3rd possessive Siamnya)

  1. Siamese

Adjective

Siam (Jawi spelling سيام‎)

  1. Siamese; Thai

Further reading

Spanish

Proper noun

Siam m

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

Derived terms

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]

Proper noun

Siám

  1. (historical) Siam
    Synonym: Taylandiya
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