Siamese

siamese English Etymology en :af Siam -ese + 1 Pronunciation en /saɪ.əˈmiːz/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Siamese.wav Southern England Adjective Of or relating to Siam; Thai. en 1943 July and August T. Lovatt Williams Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1 Railway Magazine 235 I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards! en Malaysia Of or related to Malaysian Siamese, a community of Thai people who live in Malaysia. en not comparable Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y. Usage notes The use of "Siamese" in Malaysia is to differentiate the minority community from present-day Thai citizens, or modern immigrants from Thailand. Compare with the modern dialectal use of ms Siam in Malay. Derived terms en Siamese algae-eater (Crossocheilus oblongus species) Siamese bala shark (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda species) Siamese barleria (Barleria siamensis species) Siamese blind snake (Argyrophis siamensis species) Siamese buffalo Siamese carp (Catlocarpio siamensis species) Siamese cascade frog (Wijayarana melasma species) Siamese cat Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis species) Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens species) Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi species) Siamese giant carp (Catlocarpio siamensis species) Siamese ginger (Alpinia galanga species) Siamese gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis species) Siamese green-eyed gecko (Gekko siamensis species) Siamese hare (Lepus peguensis species) Siamese jackal (Canis aureus cruesemanni subspecies) Siamese joint Siamese leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius siamensis species) Siamese mud carp (Henicorhynchus siamensis species) Siamese palm viper (Craspedocephalus puniceus species) Siamese partridge (Arborophila cambodiana species) Siamese pied myna (Gracupica floweri species) Siamese rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes socrates species) Siamese rock gecko (Cnemaspis siamensis species) Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis species) Siamese Russell's viper (Daboia siamensis species) Siamese sal (Shorea obtusa species) Siamese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis species) Siamese supple skink (Lygosoma siamense species) Siamese temple turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis species) Siamese tigerfish, Siamese tiger perch (Datnioides pulcher species) Siamese torrent frog (Wijayarana melasma species) Siamese twin Siamese dodecahedron Siamese writhing skink (Lygosoma isodactylum species) Siamese yellowleaf (Xanthophyllum flavescens species) Translations Thai Catalan: ca siamès Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 暹羅 xiānluó Danish: da siamesisk, da thailandsk Finnish: fi siamilainen French: fr siamois m German: de siamesisch Hungarian: hu sziámi Italian: it siamese m f Khmer: km សៀម siem Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr siyamî m f Latin: la siamensis Manx: gv Seeamagh Persian: fa سیامی siâmi Polish: pl syjamski Portuguese: pt siamês Russian: ru сиа́мский Spanish: es siamés Swedish: sv siamesisk Tagalog: tl Siyames Welsh: cy Siamaidd Proper noun The Thai language. Translations Thai language Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 暹羅語 xiānluóyǔ Danish: da thailandsk, da siamesisk Finnish: fi siam, fi siamin kieli German: de Siamesisch n Italian: it siamese m Khmer: km សៀម siem Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr siyamî f Swedish: sv siamesiska c Vietnamese: vi Xiêm Welsh: cy Siameg f Noun s * en plural "Siameses" A Siamese cat. en Calling All Kittens Winifred Martin 1951 Blackie & Son Limited The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese. en historical plural "Siamese" or "Siameses" An inhabitant of Siam. en Malaysia specifically a member of the Malaysian Siamese community, an ethnic group descended from Thais. en 28 July 2026 WAN MOHD NOOR HAFIZ WAN MANSOR Sanusi wouldn't make racist remarks, PN also has non-Malay voters — Shahidan Sinar Harian Sinar Daily https://www.sinardaily.my/article/738971/focus/politics/sanusi-wouldnt-make-racist-remarks-pn-also-has-non-malay-voters-mdash-shahidan PN Perlis chairman Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said it was unreasonable to accuse Sanusi of making racist remarks, as PN receives support from various communities, including Chinese, Indian and Siamese voters. https://web.archive.org/web/20261023212107/https://www.sinardaily.my/article/738971/focus/politics/sanusi-wouldnt-make-racist-remarks-pn-also-has-non-malay-voters-mdash-shahidan 23 October 2026 en plural "Siameses" A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y. Usage notes Translations Siamese cat Dutch: nl siamees Finnish: fi siamilainen, fi siaminkissa German: de Siamkatze f Italian: it siamese m f Japanese: ja シャム Shamu Khmer: km សៀម siem Korean: ko 샴 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr siyamî f Swedish: sv siames c, sv siameskatt c Siam inhabitant Danish: da siameser c, da thailænder c Esperanto: siamano man or woman, siamanino woman Finnish: fi siamilainen French: fr Siamois m, fr Siamoise f German: de Siamese m, de Siamesin f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr siyamî m f Welsh: cy Siamiad mfbysense Anagrams en aeeimss Amieses en Languages Nationalities Thailand Dutch Pronunciation nl Nl-Siamese.ogg Adjective nl adjective form nl Siamees infl German Pronunciation de [zi̯aˈmezə] de Si a me se Noun m.weak in Siamese (An inhabitant of Siam.) Declension m.weak Further reading de Nationalities