พระนครศรีอยุธยา

Thai

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

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 (preăhnôkôrshrei’yŭthyéa).

Pronunciation
Orthographicพระนครศรีอยุธยา
b r a n g r ɕ r ī ɒ y u dʰ y ā
Phonemicพฺระ-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˧/

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.
  4. (อำเภอ~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, the capital district of such province.
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