Sião
Portuguese
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון (tsiyón).
Proper noun
editSião m
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom earlier Siam, Sciam, borrowed from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), probably the same root as Shan and Assam.
Alternative forms
editProper noun
editSião m
- (historical) Siam (the former name of Thailand)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editBorrowed from French Sion, from Latin Sedunum, from the name of the Seduni tribe.
Proper noun
editSião m
- A municipality and town, the capital of Valais canton, Switzerland.
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