Xiêm La

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 暹羅 (SV: Tiêm La). The regular reading was abundantly attested, but is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Xiêm La

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