ศรีสะเกษ
Thai
Alternative forms
- ศีร์ษะเกษ, ศรีสะเกศ — archaic, obsolete or dated
Etymology
From ศรี (sǐi, “woman”) + สะ (sà, archaic form of สระ (sà, “to wash”)) + เกษ (gèet, archaic form of เกศ (gèet, “hair”)); literally "hair-washing woman"; after a woman in folklore; given to the city by Rama I in 2325 BE (1782/83 CE).[1]
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ศรีสะเกษ ɕ r ī s a e k ʂ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สี-สะ-เกด s ī – s a – e k ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǐi-sà-gèet |
| Royal Institute | si-sa-ket | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /siː˩˩˦.sa˨˩.keːt̚˨˩/(R) | |
Proper noun
ศรีสะเกษ • (sǐi-sà-gèet)
- (เมือง~) Si Sa Ket (a city in Thailand)
- (จังหวัด~) Si Sa Ket (a province of Thailand)
- (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Si Sa Ket (a district of Sisaket Province, Si Sa Ket Thailand)