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Chiamay

Chiamay is the alternative form of Chimay.

Chiamay is the obsolete form of Chiang Mai.

Meaning of Chimay

Proper noun (1)

Chimay

  1. A city and municipality in Hainault, Belgium.

Proper noun (2)

Chimay

  1. (historical) An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers.
    • CHIMAY, the name of a great lake, lying in the province of Acham, between the Eaſt-Indies and China.1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184

Meaning of Chiang Mai

Proper noun

Chiang Mai

  1. A province of Thailand.
  2. The capital city of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
  3. (historical) Synonym of Lanna, a former kingdom.
    Synonyms:
    Lanna
  4. (historical) Synonym of Rattanatingsa, a former kingdom.
    Synonyms:
    Rattanatingsa
  5. (historical) Synonym of Chimay, an imaginary lake or marsh long thought to exist near Chiang Mai.
    Synonyms:
    Chimay

Origin of Chiamay

From Italian Chiamay in reference to the town and—via Portuguese Chimay—the imaginary lake, from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai, “Chiang Mai, New Town”).

Questions about Chiamay

What is Chiamay the alternative form of?
Chiamay is the alternative form of Chimay.

Words near Chiamay in the dictionary

  1. Chiajna
  2. chialat
  3. chialoup
  4. chialoups
  5. Chiamai
  6. Chiamay
  7. Chiammay
  8. Chiampa
  9. Chian
  10. Chian earth
  11. Chian turpentine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Chiamay (page history and authors); Chimay (page history and authors); Chiang Mai (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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