ชลบุรี

Thai

Etymology

From ชล (chon, water; body of water: river, sea, ocean, etc) +‎ บุรี (bù-rii, city); after the fact that the city is located by the Gulf of Thailand.

Pronunciation

Orthographicชลบุรี
d͡ʑ l ɓ u r ī
Phonemic
ชน-บุ-รี
d͡ʑ n – ɓ u – r ī
RomanizationPaiboonchon-bù-rii
Royal Institutechon-bu-ri
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰon˧.bu˨˩.riː˧/(R)
Audio

Proper noun

ชลบุรี • (chon-bù-rii)

  1. (จังหวัด~) Chonburi (a province of Thailand)
    Synonyms: (initialism) ชบ (chɔɔ-bɔɔ), (colloquial) ชล (chon)
  2. Chonburi (the capital of Chonburi Province, Thailand)