นครปฐม

Thai

the seal of the province depicting Pathom stupa

Etymology

From นคร (ná-kɔɔn, “city”) +‎ ปฐม (bpà-tǒm, referring to the Pathom stupa); literally "city of Pathom"; after the ancient Pathom stupa in the city; coined by Rama VI (reigned 1910–1925); previously known as นครชัยศรี.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นครปฐม n g r p ʈʰ m
Phonemic		นะ-คอน-ปะ-ถม n a – g ɒ n – p a – tʰ m
Romanization	Paiboon	ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒm
	Royal Institute	na-khon-pa-thom
(standard) IPA(key)		/na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.pa˨˩.tʰom˩˩˦/(R)

Proper noun

นครปฐม • (ná-kɔɔn-bpà-tǒm)

1. (จังหวัด~) Nakhon Pathom, a province of Thailand.