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SIAMOIS [4 records]

Record 1 2006-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Standard spoken and literary language of Thailand, belonging to the Tai language family of Southeast Asia. It is specifically the dialect of Bangkok and its environs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Groupe de langues parlées en Thaïlande, au Laos, en Birmanie, en Assam, dans le nord du Viêt-nam et dans le sud de la Chine. Langue officielle de la Thaïlande.

OBS

thaï : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant ou originaire de Siam (ancien nom de la Thaïlande).

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Two people who are often together or seem to resemble each other, as in appearance or actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Frères, amis inséparables.

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
  • Pets
OBS

the characteristic (...) colouring is not unique to -- [ Siamese should have long, svelte bodies, with thin legs ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
  • Animaux d'agrément
OBS

le -- est originaire du Siam et de l'Indochine (...) Beaucoup plus rares sont les Siamois bleus [aussi: chat de Sitam, MERCH 71 175; siamois, BELOI 67 592]

Spanish

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