พระนครศรีอยุธยา
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- †พระนครศรีอยุทธยา (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa)
Etymology
From พระ (prá, “head of nouns concerning gods, royals, etc”, literally “excellent; godly; holy; sacred; etc”) + นคร (ná-kɔɔn, “city; city-state; etc”) + ศรี (sǐi, “honorific”, literally “gracious; glorious; radiant; splendid; etc”) + อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa, “Ayutthaya”, literally “impregnable; invincible; unconquerable; etc”). Compare Khmer ព្រះនគរឝ្រីអយុធ្យា (preăhnôkôrshrei’yŭthyéa).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พระนครศรีอยุธยา b r a n g r ɕ r ī ɒ y u dʰ y ā | |
| Phonemic | พฺระ-นะ-คอน-สี-อะ-ยุด-ทะ-ยา b ̥ r a – n a – g ɒ n – s ī – ɒ a – y u ɗ – d a – y ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa |
| Royal Institute | phra-na-khon-si-a-yut-tha-ya | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰra˦˥.na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.siː˩˩˦.ʔa˨˩.jut̚˦˥.tʰa˦˥.jaː˧/ | |
Proper noun
พระนครศรีอยุธยา • (prá-ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-à-yút-tá-yaa)
- Ayodhya, an ancient city in India.
- (historical)
- Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- any of its successors which took the same name, including Thon Buri and Rattanakosin.
- Bangkok as the capital city of Rattanakosin.
- (จังหวัด~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, a province of Thailand.
- (อำเภอ~) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, the capital district of such province.