นครราชสีมา
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Thai
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Etymology
[edit]From นคร (ná-kɔɔn, “city”) + ราช (râat, “royal”) + สีมา (sǐi-maa, “border; boundary”); literally "city [which is a] royal border [of the Ayutthaya Kingdom]"; believed to have been adapted from the names of the two ancient city-states located in the area, โคราช (koo-râat) and เสมา (sěe-maa).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | นครราชสีมา n g r r ā d͡ʑ s ī m ā | |
| Phonemic | นะ-คอน-ราด-ชะ-สี-มา n a – g ɒ n – r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – s ī – m ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa |
| Royal Institute | na-khon-rat-cha-si-ma | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.siː˩˩˦.maː˧/(R) | |
Proper noun
[edit]นครราชสีมา • (ná-kɔɔn-râat-chá-sǐi-maa)
- (จังหวัด~) Nakhon Ratchasima, a province in northeastern Thailand.