พระนครศรีอยุธยา

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†พระนครศรีอยุทธยา (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa)

 

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

Orthographic		พระนครศรีอยุธยา 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
Romanization	Paiboon	prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa
	Royal Institute	phra-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)
4. (อำเภอ~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (a district, the provincial capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Thailand)