เชียง(chiiang)
Meanings
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city; fortified town (Northern/archaic)
An archaic or Northern Thai word for a city or walled town, now primarily found in place names such as Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่เชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province) and Chiang Rai (เชียงรายเชียงรายchiiang raai1Chiang Rai (province)2Chiang Rai (city)).
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiมีความหมายmee kwaam-măai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เชียงchiiangเชียงchiiangcity; fortified town (Northern/archaic)ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
The word 'Chiang Mai' means 'New City' because the word 'Chiang' in the old days meant city.