Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
köken: From Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).
Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia).
çekim: çoğul syjamy · tamlayan syjama
köken: From Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”).
Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia)
köken: Uncertain. Possibly: * From Angkorian Old Khmer ស្យាំ (syāṃ), from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ស្យាំ (syāṃ), ស្យំ (syaṃ) (first attested in c. 578-677 AD) *: (whence Middle Khmer សៀម (siama), Modern Khmer សៀម (siəm), ស្យាម (syaam), Mon သေမ်, သေံ) * From Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “black, dark-coloured”). (whence the obsolete form ศยาม) * Corrupted from Pali sāma as in sāmapadesa (“Siam”). Officially used…
Siam (former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia) · Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia); Thai
köken: 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).