นครราชสีมา

Thai

Etymology

From นคร (ná-kɔɔn, “city”) +‎ ราช (râat, “royal”) +‎ สีมา (“border; boundary”); literally "city [which is a] royal border [of the Ayutthaya Kingdom]"; believed to have been adapted from the names of the two ancient city-states located in the area, โคราช (koo-râat) and เสมา (sěe-maa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นครราชสีมา n g r r ā d͡ʑ s ī m ā
Phonemic		นะ-คอน-ราด-ชะ-สี-มา n a – g ɒ n – r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – s ī – m ā
Romanization	Paiboon	ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa
	Royal Institute	na-khon-rat-cha-si-ma
(standard) IPA^(key)		/na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.siː˩˩˦.maː˧/

Proper noun

นคร ราชสีมา • (ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa)

(จังหวัด~) Nakhon Ratchasima, a province in northeastern Thailand.

Synonyms

โคราช (koo-râat)

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