សៀម

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Khmer

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Khmer សៀម (siama), from Angkorian Old Khmer ស្យាំ (syāṃ), from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ស្យាំ (syāṃ), ស្យំ (syaṃ) (first attested in c. 578-677 AD).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic សៀម
siam
WT romanisation siəm
(standard) IPA(key) /siəm/

Proper noun

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សៀម (siəm)

  1. (historical) Siam
    ប្រទេសសៀម  ―  prɑteih siəm  ―  Siam (country)
  2. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia); Thai