พระนครศรีอยุธยา

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Thai

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Etymology

From พระ (prá, head of nouns concerning gods, royals, etc, literally excellent; godly; holy; sacred; etc) +‎ นคร (ná-kɔɔn, city; city-state; etc) +‎ ศรี (sǐi, honorific, literally gracious; glorious; radiant; splendid; etc) +‎ อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa, Ayutthaya, literally impregnable; invincible; unconquerable; etc). Compare Khmer ព្រះនគរឝ្រីអយុធ្យា (preăhnôkôrshreiʼyŭthyéa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพระนครศรีอยุธยา
b r a n g r ɕ r ī ɒ y u dʰ y ā
Phonemic
พฺระ-นะ-คอน-สี-อะ-ยุด-ทะ-ยา
b ̥ r a – n a – g ɒ n – s ī – ɒ a – y u ɗ – d a – y ā
RomanizationPaiboonprá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa
Royal Institutephra-na-khon-si-a-yut-tha-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰra˦˥.na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.siː˩˩˦.ʔa˨˩.jut̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧/(R)

Proper noun

พระนครศรีอยุธยา (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa)

  1. Ayodhya (an ancient city in India)
  2. (historical)
    1. Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
    2. any of its successors which took the same name, including Thon Buri and Rattanakosin.
    3. Bangkok as the capital city of Rattanakosin.
  3. (จังหวัด~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (a province of Thailand)
    Synonyms: (initialiam) อย, (colloquial) อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa), (colloquial) ยุดยา
  4. (อำเภอ~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (a district, the provincial capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand)