Xiêm La

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 暹羅, from Chinese 暹羅／暹罗 (Xiānluó)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəm˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [siəm˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sim˧˧ laː˧˧]

Proper noun

Xiêm La

1. (history) Synonym of Xiêm (“Siam”)