siam
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Siam¹
- /saɪˈæm/
Rhymes with -æm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”) (see there for more hypotheses), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.
proper noun
- Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia. 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:[…]
siam²
- /sjɑm˦˨/ Singapore
Where it comes from
From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”).
verb
- To move aside; to get out of the way. 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
- Out of the way!; get lost!
SIAM³
noun
- Acronym of service integration and management
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thailand, burma, ams, acis, siyam, sukhothai, ayutthaya, thonburi, lanna, suvarnabhumi, bangkok, southeast asia, sikkim, cambodia, southern sudan, kampuchea
Translations
Every language
name the former name of Thailand
| Español | Siam |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시암 Siam, 샴 Syam |
| 日本語 | シャム Shamu, サイアム Saiamu, 暹羅 Shamuro |
| 中文 | 暹羅 /暹罗 Xiānluó, 暹 Xiān |
| हिन्दी | सियाम siyām, श्याम śyām, स्याम syām, श्यामदेश śyāmdeś |
| Português | Sião, Sciam |
| Français | Siam |
| Deutsch | Siam |
| Italiano | Siam |
| Română | Siam |
| Русский | Сиа́м Siám |
| Tiếng Việt | Xiêm La |
| العربية | سِيَام siyām |
Talk about this word "siam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/siam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. siam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/siam "siam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/siam.Cite this
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title = {siam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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