siam

See also: Siam and SIAM

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 閃 / 闪 (siám, “to dodge”).

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /sjɑm˦˨/

Verb

siam (invariable)

(Singapore, Singlish)

1. To move aside; to get out of the way.
   • 2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:

     Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road.
     Irene: I thought he race car driver?
     Jenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog.
     Irene: A dog?
     Jenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor.

   • 2018 June 7, Cherlynn Ng, “Man beaten unconscious for stopping alleged groping now gets scolded vulgarities for filming guy”, in stomp.straitstimes.com‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 July 2018:

     One of the uncles who had restrained the man then approached James, who said: "Never mind, you siam lah. Not your daiji ['business' in Hokkien]."

2. To leave hastily, to run off.
3. To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).

Interjection

siam

1. (Singapore, Singlish) Out of the way!; get lost!

See also

• siam diu
• Siam weed

Anagrams

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, sima

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Bulungan

Bulungan numbers ^(edit)

	90
←  8	9	10  →
Cardinal: siam     Ordinal: kesiam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam. Cognate with Central Dusun siam and Tagalog siyam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiam/

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985), “siam”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[2], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

←  8	9	10  →
Cardinal: siam     Ordinal: kosiam

Etymology

Compare Tagalog siyam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Finnish

Etymology

< Siam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɑm/, [ˈs̠iɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -iɑm
• Syllabification^(key): si‧am
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧am

Noun

siam (archaic)

1. Thai (language)

Declension

Inflection of siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		siam	—
genitive		siamin	—
partitive		siamia	—
illative		siamiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		siam	—
accusative	nom.	siam	—
	gen.	siamin
genitive		siamin	—
partitive		siamia	—
inessive		siamissa	—
elative		siamista	—
illative		siamiin	—
adessive		siamilla	—
ablative		siamilta	—
allative		siamille	—
essive		siamina	—
translative		siamiksi	—
abessive		siamitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of siam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siamini — accusative nom. siamini — gen. siamini genitive siamini — partitive siamiani — inessive siamissani — elative siamistani — illative siamiini — adessive siamillani — ablative siamiltani — allative siamilleni — essive siaminani — translative siamikseni — abessive siamittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative siamisi — accusative nom. siamisi — gen. siamisi genitive siamisi — partitive siamiasi — inessive siamissasi — elative siamistasi — illative siamiisi — adessive siamillasi — ablative siamiltasi — allative siamillesi — essive siaminasi — translative siamiksesi — abessive siamittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siamimme — accusative nom. siamimme — gen. siamimme genitive siamimme — partitive siamiamme — inessive siamissamme — elative siamistamme — illative siamiimme — adessive siamillamme — ablative siamiltamme — allative siamillemme — essive siaminamme — translative siamiksemme — abessive siamittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative siaminne — accusative nom. siaminne — gen. siaminne genitive siaminne — partitive siamianne — inessive siamissanne — elative siamistanne — illative siamiinne — adessive siamillanne — ablative siamiltanne — allative siamillenne — essive siaminanne — translative siamiksenne — abessive siamittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative siaminsa — accusative nom. siaminsa — gen. siaminsa genitive siaminsa — partitive siamiaan siamiansa — inessive siamissaan siamissansa — elative siamistaan siamistansa — illative siamiinsa — adessive siamillaan siamillansa — ablative siamiltaan siamiltansa — allative siamilleen siamillensa — essive siaminaan siaminansa — translative siamikseen siamiksensa — abessive siamittaan siamittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• thai, thain kieli; siamin kieli

Derived terms

compounds

• siaminkielinen

Anagrams

• Sami, amis, masi, sima

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃam]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsijam/ [ˈsi.jam]
• Hyphenation: siam

Numeral

siám

1. nine

   Synonym: nuebe

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِيَام (ṣiyām, “fast, sawm”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiam/ [ˈsi.am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: si‧am
• Homophone: Siam

Verb

siam

1. to fast, to do sawm

   Synonym: puasa

Further reading

• “siam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: siàm

Verb

siam

1. apocopic form of siamo

Anagrams

• Masi, Misa, mais, masi, mi sa

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : siam     Ordinal : kasiam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *siam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjam/ [ˈʃam]

Numeral

siam

1. nine

Derived terms

• kasiam
• labinsiam
• siam a pulu

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *siam.

Verb

siam

1. to make

Derived terms

• siam ṭha

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “siam”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Occitan

Verb

siam

1. first-person plural present subjunctive of èsser
2. first-person plural imperative of èsser

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís

Proto-Slavic *sь

Proto-Slavic *-mo

Proto-Slavic *sěmo

Old Polish sam

Polish siam

Inherited from Old Polish sam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: siam

Adverb

siam (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) only used in tam i siam

Further reading

• “siam”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صيام (“fast”). Doublet of saum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.jam/

Noun

siam

1. (Islam) fast; sawm

See also

• boboran siam
• puasa

References

• 'SIJAM', in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *siam.

Numeral

siam

1. nine