ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵

Northern Thai

Etymology

From ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ (city) +‎ ᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ (new), literally new city. Cognate with Thai เชียงใหม่ (chiiang-mài).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵
Phonemicเจียง-ไหฺม่
e t͡ɕ ī y ŋ – ai h ̥ m ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonjiiang-mài
Royal Institutechiang-mai
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧.maj˨˩/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/t͡ɕia̯ŋ˧˧˦.maj˩˩/

Proper noun

ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ • (chiang-mài)

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

See also