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 (UK) (file)
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
Finnish
Etymology
From Portuguese Sciam, from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑm]
- Rhymes: -iɑm
- Syllabification(key): Si‧am
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 | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Siam (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Siamini | Siamimme |
| 2nd person | Siamisi | Siaminne |
| 3rd person | Siaminsa | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjam/
Audio (file)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈziːam]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧am
Derived terms
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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