English Explanatory Dictionary

Chiamay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Chimay (“an imaginary lake”).
  2. Obsolete form of Chiang Mai.

Word forms

Chiamay

Etymology

From Italian Chiamay in reference to the town and—via Portuguese Chimay—the imaginary lake, from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai, “Chiang Mai, New Town”).

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