Siam

(Anglès)

Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/saɪˈæm/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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.

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