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ร้อยเอ็ด

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicร้อยเอ็ด
r ˆ ɒ y e ɒ ˘ ɗ
Phonemic
ร้อย-เอ็ด
r ˆ ɒ y – e ɒ ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonrɔ́ɔi-èt
Royal Instituteroi-et
(standard) IPA(key)/rɔːj˦˥.ʔet̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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From ร้อย (rɔ́ɔi, hundred) +‎ เอ็ด (èt, one).

Numeral

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ร้อยเอ็ด (rɔ́ɔi-èt)

  1. one hundred and one.
  2. (archaic and figurative) many; a good many; a great many; numerous.
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Etymology 2

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the seal of the province depicting the figure "๑๐๑" ("101") under the provincial pillar shrine

A traditional belief, disputed by modern scholars, has it that the name of the city originated from a misunderstanding about the figure "" ("101"), the archaic way of writing the number "eleven", referring to the eleven gates of the city.[1]

Proper noun

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ร้อยเอ็ด (rɔ́ɔi-èt)

  1. (เมือง~) Roi Et (a city in Thailand)
  2. (จังหวัด~) Roi Et (a province of Thailand)
  3. (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Roi Et (a district of Roi Et province, Thailand)
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References

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  1. ^ เจียจันทร์พงษ์, พิเศษ (2009) “ชื่อเมืองร้อยเอ็ด: ความสำคัญอยู่ที่ความหมาย”, in ศิลปวัฒนธรรม[1] (in Thai), volume 30, number 9 July, Bangkok: มติชน, pages 48–52