อำนาจเจริญ

Thai

Etymology

From อำนาจ (am-nâat, Amnat, part of the noble title of the first ruler of the city, literally “power; authority”) +‎ เจริญ (jà-rəən, “to prosper, to thrive; to grow, to increase”); meaning "made prosperous by Amnat"; after Suea Amonsin (เสือ อมรสิน), the first ruler of the city who held the noble title of Phra Amon Amnat (พระอมรอำนาจ); coined by King Mongkut of Siam around 1858.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อำนาจเจริญ ɒ å n ā t͡ɕ e t͡ɕ r i ɲ
Phonemic		อำ-นาด-จะ-เริน ɒ å – n ā ɗ – t͡ɕ a – e r i n
Romanization	Paiboon	am-nâat-jà-rəən
	Royal Institute	am-nat-cha-roen
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔam˧.naːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕa˨˩.rɤːn˧/(R)

Proper noun

อำนาจเจริญ • (am-nâat-jà-rəən)

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