ลำปาง

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ลัมภางค์
• ^†ลำพาง
• ^†ลำภาง

 

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลำปาง l å p ā ŋ
Phonemic		ลำ-ปาง l å – p ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	lam-bpaang
	Royal Institute	lam-pang
(standard) IPA(key)		/lam˧.paːŋ˧/(R)

Etymology 1

the reliquary

From corruption of ลัมภางค์ (lam-paang, literally “body of Lampha; embodiment of Lampha”), which a Buddhist legend says was the name that Gautama Buddha gave the place when he stayed in a forest called Lampha (ลัมพะ) or Lamphakari (ลัมพการี).

Proper noun

ลำปาง • (lam-bpaang)

1. (พระธาตุ~) Lampang reliquary in present-day Lampang Province, Thailand.

Synonyms

• ลัมภกัปปะ

Etymology 2

From clipping of an old name, นครลำปาง (ná-kɔɔn-lam-bpaang, literally “city of the Lampang reliquary”), after a Buddhist reliquary in the city; first used in the order of the Ministry of Interior dated 19 May 1916.

Proper noun

ลำปาง • (lam-bpaang)

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

Synonyms

• เขลางค์
• นคร (ná-kɔɔn)
• ละคร (lá-kɔɔn)
• ลัมภกัปปนคร