พะเยา
Thai
Alternative forms
- พยาว, พะยาว — archaic, obsolete or dated
Etymology
Believed to be a corruption of ภูยาว (puu-yaao), currently called ภูกามยาว (puu-gaam-yaao), the name of a sacred mountain in the city.[1]
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | พะเยา b a e y ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | พะ-เยา b a – e y ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pá-yao |
| Royal Institute | pha-yao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰa˦˥.jaw˧/(R) | |
Proper noun
พะเยา • (pá-yao)
- (เมือง~) Phayao (a city in Thailand)
- (จังหวัด~) Phayao (a province of Thailand)
- (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Phayao (a district of Phayao Province, Thailand)