See siam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"ref": "2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73:",
"text": "Jenny: […] Then on the way back, Sunny crashed the car into the side of the road.\nIrene: I thought he race car driver?\nJenny: (shrugs) He said he saw a dog.\nIrene: A dog?\nJenny: […] Maybe it's an invisible dog. Or very good at hiding. So he siam [avoid] lor.",
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"To move aside; to get out of the way."
],
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"To leave hastily, to run off."
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"To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility)."
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"ipa": "/sjɑm˦˨/",
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"Singapore"
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"Out of the way!; get lost!"
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"(Singapore, Singlish) Out of the way!; get lost!"
],
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"word": "siam diu"
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"word": "siam weed"
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}
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"To move aside; to get out of the way."
],
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"To leave hastily, to run off."
],
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"hastily",
"hastily"
],
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"run off",
"run off"
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"To dodge or evade (an unwanted situation or responsibility)."
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},
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"name": "bor"
}
],
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"pos": "intj",
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"word": "siam diu"
},
{
"word": "siam weed"
}
],
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{
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],
"glosses": [
"Out of the way!; get lost!"
],
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"get lost"
]
],
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"(Singapore, Singlish) Out of the way!; get lost!"
],
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]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/sjɑm˦˨/",
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"Singapore"
]
}
],
"word": "siam"
}
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