อุบลราชธานี
Thai
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Etymology
[edit]From อุบล (ù-bon, “lotus”) + ราชธานี (râat-chá-taa-nii, “royal city; capital city; royal residence; etc”, literally “royal abode”); after Prince Pathum (1709—1795), the first ruler of this city as a vassal state of Bangkok, whose name, Pathum (ปทุม), means "lotus"; coined by Rama I of Bangkok in 1793.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | อุบลราชธานี ɒ u ɓ l r ā d͡ʑ dʰ ā n ī | |
| Phonemic | อุ-บน-ราด-ชะ-ทา-นี ɒ u – ɓ n – r ā ɗ – d͡ʑ a – d ā – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | ù-bon-râat-chá-taa-nii |
| Royal Institute | u-bon-rat-cha-tha-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔu˨˩.bon˧.raːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.tʰaː˧.niː˧/(R) | |
Proper noun
[edit]อุบลราชธานี • (ù-bon-râat-chá-taa-nii)
- (เมือง~) Ubon Ratchathani (a city in Thailand)
- (จังหวัด~) Ubon Ratchathani (a province of Thailand)
- (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Ubon Ratchathani (a district of Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand)