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How to say Lanna (the old northern kingdom)
in Thai
ล้านนา
láan-naa
Lanna (the old northern kingdom)
láan highnaa mid
'A million rice fields'. The kingdom centred on Chiang Mai, with its own script, food and architecture.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- a million rice fields
In a sentence
- อาหารล้านนาaa-hǎan láan-naanorthern (Lanna) food
From the same situation: History and identity
- ประวัติศาสตร์history
- อาณาจักรkingdom
- สุโขทัยSukhothai
- อยุธยาAyutthaya
- ธนบุรีThonburi
- รัตนโกสินทร์Rattanakosin (Bangkok era)
- สยามSiam
- ยุคera, age
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