Meanings
siam1
- invariableTo move aside; to get out of the way.
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]."
2018 June 7, Cherlynn Ng, “Man beaten unconscious for stopping alleged groping now gets scolded vulgarities for filming guy”, in stomp.straitstimes.com, archived from the original on 26 Jul 20181 more example
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, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73
- SingaporeSinglishOut of the way!; get lost!
Siam2
- historicalFormer 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:[…]
1777, [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], 7th edition, London: […] S. Crowder, […]; J. Sewell, […]; W. Johnston, […]; and B. Law, […], →OCLC, page 277
SIAM3
- abbreviationacronymuncountablebusinessAcronym of service integration and management.
Origin
siam · verb, interjection
- Hokkien閃 /闪“to dodge”
- Englishsiam
From Hokkien 閃 /闪 (siám, “to dodge”).
More words from Hokkien
Full word history & related roots →Siam · proper noun
- Thaiสยาม“Siam, historical name”
- PortugueseSciam“Thailand”
- EnglishSiam
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.
More words from Portuguese, Thai
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سِيَام
- سِيَام (siyām)the former name of Thailand
Bengali সায়াম্
- সায়াম্ (śaẏam)the former name of Thailand
Catalan Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Chinese Cantonese 暹羅 /暹罗
- 暹羅 /暹罗the former name of Thailand
Chinese Mandarin 暹羅 /暹罗, 暹
- 暹羅 /暹罗 (Xiānluó)the former name of Thailand
- 暹 (Xiān)the former name of Thailand
Estonian Siiam
- Siiamthe former name of Thailand
Finnish Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
French Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
German Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Hindi सियाम, श्याम
- सियाम (siyām)the former name of Thailand
- श्याम (śyām)the former name of Thailand
- स्याम (syām)the former name of Thailand
- श्यामदेश (śyāmdeś)the former name of Thailand
Hungarian Sziám
- Sziámthe former name of Thailand
Italian Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Japanese シャム, サイアム
- シャム (Shamu)the former name of Thailand
- サイアム (Saiamu)the former name of Thailand
- 暹羅 (Shamuro)the former name of Thailand
Korean 시암, 샴
- 시암 (Siam)the former name of Thailand
- 샴 (Syam)the former name of Thailand
Malay Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Persian سیام
- سیام (siyâm)the former name of Thailand
Polish Syjam
- Syjamthe former name of Thailand
Portuguese Sião, Sciam
- Siãothe former name of Thailand
- Sciamthe former name of Thailand
Romanian Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Russian Сиа́м
- Сиа́м (Siám)the former name of Thailand
Spanish Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Swedish Siam
- Siamthe former name of Thailand
Thai สยาม
- สยาม (sà-yǎam)the former name of Thailand
Turkish Siyam
- Siyamthe former name of Thailand
Urdu سیام
- سیام (siyām)the former name of Thailand
Vietnamese Xiêm La
- Xiêm Lathe former name of Thailand
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with siam
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
siam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siam
“siam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siam. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siam.
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