ชัยภูมิ

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ไชยภูมิ
• ^†ไชยภูมิ์

 

Etymology

From Sanskrit जयभूमि (jayabhūmi), from जय (jaya, “victory”) + भूमि (bhūmi, “land; district; area; etc”); equivalent to Thai ชัย (chai) +‎ ภูมิ (puum).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชัยภูมิ d͡ʑ ạ y bʰ ū m i
Phonemic		ไช-ยะ-พูม ai d͡ʑ – y a – b ū m
Romanization	Paiboon	chai-yá-puum
	Royal Institute	chai-ya-phum
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰaj˧.ja˦˥.pʰuːm˧/(R)

Noun

ชัยภูมิ • (chai-yá-puum)

1. strategically located or favourable place, area, or spot.

Proper noun

ชัยภูมิ • (chai-yá-puum)

1. (จังหวัด~) Chaiyaphum, a province of Thailand.