English Explanatory Dictionary

Siam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.
verb
  1. To move aside; to get out of the way.
  2. To leave hastily, to run off.
  3. To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).
intj
  1. Out of the way!; get lost!
noun
  1. Acronym of service integration and management.

Pronunciation

/saɪˈæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Siam.wav /sjɑm˦˨/

Word forms

Siam

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.

Related words

siam diu Siam weed

Derived words

Gulf of Siam Siamese Siamization Siamo- Siam squash Siam weed
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