อยุธยา
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Sanskrit अयुध्य (ayudhya, “impregnable; invincible; unconquerable; etc”). Cognate with Khmer អយុធ្យា (ʼɑɑyutyiə). Doublet of โยดะยา (yoo-dà-yaa).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | อยุธยา ɒ y u dʰ y ā | |
| Phonemic | อะ-ยุด-ทะ-ยา ɒ a – y u ɗ – d a – y ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | à-yút-tá-yaa |
| Royal Institute | a-yut-tha-ya | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.jut̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧/(R) | |
Proper noun edit
อยุธยา • (à-yút-tá-yaa)
- Ayodhya, an ancient city in India.
- (historical) Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- (historical) Thon Buri, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- (historical) Rattanakosin, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- 1826, Burney Treaty:
- สมเด็จบรมนารถบพิตรพระพุทธเจ้าอยู่หัว ณ กรุงเทพมหานครศรีอยุธยา [...]
- sǒm-dèt bɔɔ-rom-má-nâat-bɔ-pít prá-pút-tá-jâao-yùu-hǔua ná grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn sǐi à-yút-tá-yaa
- The powerful Lord who is in possession of every good and every dignity, the God Boodh, who dwells over every head in the City of the Sacred and Great Kingdom of Si-a-yoo-ther-sye [...].
(literally) His Majesty the Great Saintly Saviour, the Divine Awakened Master over All Heads in the Great Celestial City of Glorious Invincibility [...].
- 1826, Burney Treaty:
- (historical) Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.
- (colloquial) Clipping of พระนครศรีอยุธยา (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa), a province in central Thailand.
Related terms edit
Related terms
- กรุงเก่า
- กรุงเทพ (grung-têep)
- กรุงเทพทวาราวดี
- กรุงเทพมหานคร (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)
- ทวารวดี (tá-waa-rá-wá-dii)
- พระนครศรีอยุธยา (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa)
- อโยธยา
- อโยธยาศรีรามเทพนคร