# siam
## English
### Etymology

From Hokkien 閃 / 闪 (siám, “to dodge”).

### Pronunciation

* (Singapore) IPA: /sjɑm˦˨/

### Verb

siam (invariable)
(Singapore, Singlish)
* To move aside; to get out of the way.
** 2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road. Irene: I thought he race car driver? Jenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog. Irene: A dog? Jenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor.
* To leave hastily, to run off.
* To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).

### Interjection

siam
* (Singapore, Singlish) Out of the way!; get lost!

### See also

* siam diu
* siam weed

### Anagrams

* AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, sima

## Bolongan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam. Cognate with Central Dusun siam and Tagalog siyam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiam/

### Numeral

siam
* nine

### Further reading

* Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “siam”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

## Brooke's Point Palawano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

### Numeral

siam
* nine

## Central Dusun
### Etymology

Compare Tagalog siyam.

### Numeral

siam
* nine

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Siam

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝m]
* Rhymes: -iɑm
* Hyphenation: si‧am

### Noun

siam (archaic)
* Thai (language)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
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
abessive
siamittani
instructive
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
abessive
siamittasi
instructive
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
abessive
siamittamme
instructive
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
abessive
siamittanne
instructive
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
abessive
siamittaan siamittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* thai, thain kieli; siamin kieli

#### Derived terms

* siaminkielinen

### Anagrams

* Sami, amis, masi, sima

## Ilocano
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃam]
* IPA: /ˈsijam/ [ˈsi.jam]
* Hyphenation: siam

### Numeral

siám
* nine
    Synonym: nuebe

## Italian
### Verb

siam
* Apocopic form of siamo

### Anagrams

* Masi, Misa, mais, masi, mi sa

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃäm]

### Numeral

siam
* nine

#### Derived terms

* kasiam
* labinsiam
* siam a pulu

## Occitan
### Verb

siam
* first-person plural present subjunctive of èsser
* first-person plural imperative of èsser

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɕam/
* Rhymes: -am
* Syllabification: siam

### Adverb

siam (not comparable)
* (colloquial) Only used in tam i siam

### Further reading

* siam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Sundanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صيام (“fast”). Doublet of saum

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.jam/

### Noun

siam
* (Islam) fast; sawm

### See also

* boboran siam
* puasa

### References

* 'SIJAM', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

## West Coast Bajau
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *siam.

### Numeral

siam
* nine