สยาม

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicสยาม
s y ā m
Phonemic
สะ-หฺยาม
s a – h ̥ y ā m

สะ-หฺยาม-มะ-
s a – h ̥ y ā m – m a –
RomanizationPaiboonsà-yǎamsà-yǎam-má-
Royal Institutesa-yamsa-yam-ma-
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.jaːm˩˩˦/(R)/sa˨˩.jaːm˩˩˦.ma˦˥./
Homophonesศยาม
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Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly:

Officially used as the name of the country from the reign of Mongkut (1851–68) until 24 June 1939, when the country was renamed ไทย (tai, “Thailand”).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

สยาม • (sà-yǎam)

  1. (ประเทศ~, ~ประเทศ, ~รัฐ, ราชอาณาจักร~) (historical) Siam (The former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)

Adjective

สยาม • (sà-yǎam)

  1. Siamese; Thai; relating to Siam or Thailand.
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Descendants

Etymology 2

From clipping of สยามสแควร์.

Proper noun

สยาม • (sà-yǎam)

  1. (slang) Siam Square (a shopping district in Bangkok, Thailand)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://pridi.or.th/sites/default/files/pdf/pridibook050.pdf
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