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| นคร naH khaawnM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | นะ-คอน |
| IPA | ná kʰɔːn |
| Royal Thai General System | nakhon |
 [noun, Sanskrit] | |||
| definition | city; town; municipality | ||
| image |  | ||
| classifiers | ที่  | theeF | [numerical classifier for a location; a place, altar, armed forces, ashtray, beach, bridge, brothel, bruise, burn on skin, insect bites, breakfast cereals] [formal classifier for meals] |
| แห่ง | haengL | [numerical classifier for locations] | |
| examples | |||
พระนคร | phraH naH khaawnM | most revered city; [namely] Bangkok | |
| มหานคร | maH haaR naH khaawnM | metropolis; great city | |
| นครสวรรค์ | naH khaawnM saL wanR | Nakhon Sawan, a province in northern Thailand with a 1995 population of 1,116,803 (rank 14 of 76) | |
| นวนคร | naH waH naH khaawnM | new city | |
| นครหลวง | naH khaawnM luaangR | capital city | |
| สกลนคร | saL gohnM naH khaawnM | Sakon Nakhon, a province in northeastern Thailand with a 1995 population of 1,057,674 (rank 16 of 76) | |
| นครนายก | naH khaawnM naaM yohkH | Nakhon Nayok, a province in central Thailand with a 1995 population of 237,145 (rank 69 of 76) | |
| นครปฐม | naH khaawnM bpaL thohmR | Nakhon Pathom, a province in central Thailand with a 1995 population of 730,076 (rank 32 of 76) | |
| นครพนม | naH khaawnM phaH nohmM | Nakhon Phanom, a province in northeastern Thailand with a 1995 population of 690,035 (rank 34 of 76) | |
| นครราชสีมา | naH khaawnM raatF chaH seeR maaM | Nakhon Ratchasima, a province in northeastern Thailand with a 1995 population of 2,467,831 (rank 2 of 76); also known as โคราช (Khorat) | |
| นครศรีธรรมราช | naH khaawnM seeR thamM maH raatF | Nakhon Si Thammarat, a province in southern Thailand with a 1995 population of 1,488,947 (rank 6 of 76). The capital city, Nakhon Si Thammarat is a regional industrial center. | |
| กนกนคร | gaL nohkL naH khaawnM | golden city | |
| เขตพระนคร | khaehtL phraH naH khaawnM | [administrative district of Bangkok] Pranakorn | |
| นครรัฐ | naH khaawnM ratH | city-state | |
| sample sentences | |||
พ่อแม่จึงต้องเรียนรู้และเข้าใจ เช่นเดียวกับเมืองโคราช ขอนแก่น เชียงใหม่ และอื่น ๆ กำลังก้าวสู่ความเป็นนคร phaawF maaeF jeungM dtawngF riianM ruuH laeH khaoF jaiM chenF diaaoM gapL meuuangM kho:hM raatF khaawnR gaenL chiiangM maiL laeH euunL euunL gamM langM gaaoF suuL khwaamM bpenM naH khaawnM "Parents need to learn about and understand [what is happening to their children], just like Khorat, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, and other areas are [learning] to cope with being urban areas." | |||
| as a prefix | นครบาล | naH khaawnM baanM | metropolis |
| นครบาล | naH khaawnM baanM | [is] metropolitan | |
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