Xiêm La

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 暹羅 (SV: Tiêm La). The regular reading was abundantly attested, but is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Xiêm La

1. (historical) Siam

   Synonym: Xiêm