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siam

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/saɪˈæm/
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/saɪˈæm/ · /sjɑm˦˨/

Definition of siam

6 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (historical)Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.
    “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:[…]”
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name

  1. (historical)Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.
    “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:[…]”

verb

  1. (invariable)To move aside; to get out of the way.
    “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]."”
  2. (invariable)To leave hastily, to run off.
  3. (invariable)To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility).

intj

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

noun

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of service integration and management.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.

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