Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
The Thai language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Siamese cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: plural "Siameses"
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noun
An inhabitant of Siam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: plural "Siamese" or "Siameses"
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: plural "Siameses"
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to Thailand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Thai, Tai
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Thai, Tai
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Thai, Tai
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Siamese cat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
Narrower terms: blue point Siamese
noun
an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: siamese connection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intake, inlet
noun
a branch of the Tai languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Thai, Central Thai
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Tai
noun
a native or inhabitant of Thailand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Thai, Tai
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese.
Across languages
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
