ศรีสะเกษ

Thai

Alternative forms

• ศีร์ษะเกษ, ศรีสะเกศ — archaic, obsolete or dated

Etymology

From ศรี (sǐi, “woman”) +‎ สะ (sà, archaic form of สระ (sà, “to wash”)) +‎ เกษ (gèet, archaic form of เกศ (gèet, “hair”)); literally "hair-washing woman"; after a woman in folklore; given to the city by Rama I in 2325 BE (1782/83 CE).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ศรีสะเกษ ɕ r ī s a e k ʂ
Phonemic		สี-สะ-เกด s ī – s a – e k ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	sǐi-sà-gèet
	Royal Institute	si-sa-ket
(standard) IPA(key)		/siː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.keːt̚˨˩/(R)

Proper noun

ศรีสะเกษ • (sǐi-sà-gèet)

1. (เมือง~) Si Sa Ket (a city in Thailand)
2. (จังหวัด~) Si Sa Ket (a province of Thailand)
3. (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Si Sa Ket (a district of Sisaket province, Si Sa Ket Thailand)