ยโสธร

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ยโศธร

 

Etymology

From Old Khmer yaśodhara (“Yaśodhara”, literally “(she who) maintain(s) glory”); ultimately from Sanskrit यशोधर (yaśodhara). Cognate with Modern Khmer យសោធរ (yôsaôthrô).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยโสธร y o s dʰ r
Phonemic		ยะ-โส-ทอน y a – o s – d ɒ n	[bound form] ยะ-โส-ทอน- y a – o s – d ɒ n –	[bound form] ยะ-โส-ทะ-ระ- y a – o s – d a – r a –
Romanization	Paiboon	yá-sǒo-tɔɔn	yá-sǒo-tɔɔn-	yá-sǒo-tá-rá-
	Royal Institute	ya-so-thon	ya-so-thon-	ya-so-tha-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)		/ja˦˥.soː˩˩˦.tʰɔːn˧/(R)	/ja˦˥.soː˩˩˦.tʰɔːn˧./	/ja˦˥.soː˩˩˦.tʰa˦˥.ra˦˥./

Proper noun

ยโสธร • (yá-sǒo-tɔɔn)

1. (historical)
   1. (~ปุระ) Yaśodhara (the capital city of the Khmer Empire)
   2. (loosely) Angkor Thom (the capital city of the Khmer Empire)
   3. (loosely) Khmer Empire (former Cambodian empire)
2. (จังหวัด~) Yasothon (a province of Thailand)
3. (อำเภอเมือง~) Mueang Yasothon (a district of Yasothon province)