siam
/saɪˈæm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.
verb
To move aside; to get out of the way.
verb
To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).
intj
Example Sentences
- "From hence we firſt ſailed to Achin, in the iſland of Sumatra, and then to Siam, where we bartered our wares for ſome arrack and opium, the laſt of which bore a great price among the Chineſe:[…]"
- "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."
- "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].""
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”) (see there for more hypotheses), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Sciam, สยาม, 閃