# 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”), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saɪˈæm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æm

### Proper noun

Siam
* (historical) The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia.
** 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

* Gulf of Siam
* Siam weed
* Siamese

#### Translations
### References

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

### Anagrams

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

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [siˈam]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Siam m
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Derived terms

* siamès

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Siam
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)

#### 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

#### Derived terms

* siamilainen
* siaminkissa
* siaminpiikkisilmä

### Anagrams

* Sami, amis, masi, sima

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sjam/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Siam m
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Derived terms

* boule de Siam
* chou de Siam
* courge de Siam
* siamois
* Siamois

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈziːam]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Si‧am

### Proper noun

Siam n (proper noun, strong, genitive Siams or Siam)
* (historical) Siam (The 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
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈsiam/ [ˈsi.am]
* Rhymes: -am
* Syllabification: Si‧am

### Proper noun

Siam
* (historical) Siam: The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia.

### Further reading

* “Siam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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: /si.am/
* Rhymes: -iam, -jam, -am

### Proper noun

Siam (Jawi spelling سيام)
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
** (informal, esp. Northern Peninsular) Thailand (in its modern form)
    Synonyms: Thailand, Negara Thai

#### Descendants

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

### Adjective

Siam (Jawi spelling سيام)
* (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

* bahasa Siam
* orang Siam

### 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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Siam m
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Derived terms

* siamés

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Siam (“Thailand”), from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam (historical name)”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˈam/ [ˈʃam]
** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /siˈam/ [ˈsjam]
* Rhymes: -am
* Syllabification: Si‧am
* Homophone: siyam

### Proper noun

Siám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
* (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: Taylandiya

### Anagrams

* mais, amis, sima, asim, misa