By outsiders prior to 1949, it was usually known by the exonym Siam (Thai: สยาม rtgs: Sayam, pronounced [sajÇŽËm], also spelled Siem, Syâm, or Syâma). The word Siam has been identified with the Sanskrit ÅšyÄma (शà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤®, meaning "dark" or "brown").
Tanarupi (pronounced tÄnarÅ«pi, meaning the one that embodies tanam) is a rÄgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). ... It is called Tanukeerti in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
