Xiêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From a neighbouring language, probably សៀម (siəm) or directly เสียม (sǐiam).

The regular reading of 暹 (MC sjem) is Tiêm, which is indeed attested, most commonly in the obsolete Tiêm La.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Xiêm

1. (historical) Siam

Adjective

Xiêm

1. Siamese

See also

• Thái
• Xiêm Riệp; Xiêm La

• dừa xiêm
• hồng xiêm
• mãng cầu xiêm
• vịt xiêm