จังหวัด

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer caṅvāt, caṅvātt, caṅvat, caṅvatt, caṃvatt, or canvat (“bounded terrain; bounded territory; circumscription”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ចង្វាត (cɑngviət).

Pronunciation

Orthographicจังหวัด
t͡ɕ ạ ŋ h w ạ ɗ
Phonemicจัง-หฺวัด
t͡ɕ ạ ŋ – h ̥ w ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonjang-wàt
Royal Institutechang-wat
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaŋ˧.wat̚˨˩/

Noun

จังหวัด • (jang-wàt)

  1. area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
  2. (Thai government) province: administrative division of Thailand, divided into อำเภอ (am-pəə, “districts”) and governed by ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด.

Derived terms

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