Noun: Siamese
| Singular | Siamese |
| Plural | Siameses; Siamese |
Sample Sentences
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The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese. [1951, Winifred Martin, Calling All Kittens, Blackie & Son Limited:]
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(Malaysia, specifically) a member of the Malaysian Siamese community, an ethnic group descended from Thais.
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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. [2026 July 28, WAN MOHD NOOR HAFIZ WAN MANSOR, “Sanusi wouldn't make racist remarks, PN also has non-Malay voters — Shahidan”, in Sinar Daily:]
Nouns inflected like Siamese
whiting,
Munduruku,
Mundurucu,
sempai,
senpai,
saseng,
satang,
cunjevoi,
sansei,
Namboothiri,
somoni,
Sentinelese,
siopao,
shogun,
shinza,
Barakzai,
Chippewyan,
Diaguita,
shōgun,
thermal horsepower, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. English Siam
3. Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
4. Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
5. Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
6. Late Latin -iscus
7. ▲
8. Vulgar Latin -iscus
9. Latin -ēnsis
10. Old French -eisbor.
11. Middle English -eys
12. English -ese
13. English Siamese
14. From Siam + -ese.
Verbs referencing "Siamese"
Portuguese Nouns
siamês.