ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ (“city”, especially one walled or fortified) + ᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ (referring to King Mang Rai), literally “Rai('s) City”. Cognate with Thai เชียงราย (chiiang-raai).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ | |
| Phonemic | เจียง-ฮาย e t͡ɕ ī y ŋ – ɦ ā y | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | jiiang-haai |
| Royal Institute | chiang-hai | |
| (Chiang Mai) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧.haːj˧/ | |
| (Chiang Rai) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧˧˦.haːj˧˧˦/ | |
Proper noun
ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ • (transliteration needed)
- Chiang Rai (a province in northern Thailand)
- Chiang Rai (the capital city of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand)
See also
- ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ (“Chiang Mai”)