See also: 暹罗

Chinese

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Siam
to collect; to gather; to catch
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
 
trad. (暹羅)
simp. (暹罗)
alternative forms 暹邏暹逻
 
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Etymology

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Short for 暹羅斛暹罗斛 (as recorded in the History of Ming), which was a combined name for two states in modern-day Thailand:

The two kingdoms merged in the mid-14th century to become the Ayutthaya Kingdom, and the combined Chinese name 暹羅 remained in use to refer to subsequent Thai kingdoms.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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暹羅

  1. (historical) Siam (old name for Thailand)

Usage notes

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Still used by some ethnic Chinese in Thailand to refer to modern-day Thailand.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (暹羅):
  • Korean: 섬라(暹羅) (Seomna)
  • Vietnamese: Xiêm La (暹羅)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Grade: S
irregular

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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暹羅(しゃむ) or 暹羅(シャム) (Shamu

  1. Obsolete spelling of シャム (Siam).[1][2][3][4]

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しゃむ
Hyōgai

Grade: S
irregular

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 暹羅暹罗 (Xiānluó).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(しゃむ)() or 暹羅(シャムロ) (Shamuro

  1. (history) Synonym of シャム (Shamu, Siam)[1][2][3][4]
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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暹羅

  1. chữ Hán form of Xiêm La (Siam).