นคร(ná-kon)

Meanings

1NounA2

large city (formal/literary)

A large city; formal/literary register, often appearing in place names.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นครราชสีมาná-kon râat-chá-sĕe-maaนครราชสีมาná-kon râat-chá-sĕe-maa1Nakhon Ratchasima (province; Korat)2Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima (city; Korat)ครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)
I visited the city of Nakhon Ratchasima for the first time.
2NounB1

prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)

A word element used at the start of Thai place names, as in “Nakhon-”.

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)นครná-konนครná-kon1large city (formal/literary)2prefix in place names (“Nakhon-”)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ขึ้นต้นkêun dtônขึ้นต้นkêun dtôn1[to] begin; start (text/speech/letter)2[to] begin with (a letter/word/phrase)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)นครพนมná-kon-pá-nomนครพนมná-kon-pá-nomNakhon Phanom (province/city)
The element 'Nakhon–' is used at the beginning of city names, such as Nakhon Phanom.

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