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

Orthographicᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ
Phonemicเจียง-ฮาย
e t͡ɕ ī y ŋ – ɦ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonjiiang-haai
Royal Institutechiang-hai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧.haːj˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧˧˦.haːj˧˧˦/

Proper noun

ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩁᩣ᩠ᨿ • (transliteration needed)

  1. Chiang Rai (a province in northern Thailand)
  2. Chiang Rai (the capital city of Chiang Rai Province, Thailand)

See also