เพชรบูรณ์

Thai

the seal of the province depicting a diamond above a tobacco farm

Etymology

From เพชร (pét, “diamond”) +‎ บูรณ์ (“full; perfect; complete”), literally "full (of) diamonds"; believed to be a corruption of the ancient name mentioned in inscriptions, เพชรบุระ (pét-chá-bù-rá), from เพชร (pét, “diamond”) +‎ บุระ (“city”), literally "diamond city" or "city of diamond(s)".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพชรบูรณ์ e b d͡ʑ r ɓ ū r ɳ ʻ
Phonemic {Short}		เพ็ด-ชะ-บูน e b ˘ ɗ – d͡ʑ a – ɓ ū n
Romanization	Paiboon	pét-chá-buun
	Royal Institute	phet-cha-bun
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰet̚˦˥.t͡ɕʰa˦˥.buːn˧/(R)

Proper noun

เพชรบูรณ์ • (pét-chá-buun)

1. (จังหวัด~) Phetchabun (a province of Thailand)
2. (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Phetchabun (a district of Phetchabun province)

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with เพชรบุรี (pét-bù-rii).