Xiêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From a neighbouring language, probably Khmer សៀម (siəm) or directly Thai เสียม (sǐiam). The regular reading of 暹 (MC sjem) is Tiêm, which is indeed attested, most commonly in the obsolete Tiêm La.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Xiêm

  1. (historical) Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia)

Adjective

Xiêm

  1. Siamese

See also

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