เพชรบุรี
Phetchaburi Province
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This is the name of Phetchaburi, a province on the Gulf of Thailand in the western part of central Thailand.
Phetchaburi Province
A geographical name referring to Phetchaburi Province in Thailand.
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a proper geographical name, most commonly referring to Phetchaburi Province. The name can be analyzed as เพชร “diamond” plus บุรี “city” or “town,” but in ordinary use it should be learned as a single place name. จังหวัดเพชรบุรี explicitly means “Phetchaburi Province,” while คนเพชรบุรี means “a person from Phetchaburi.”
Usage
It is used when discussing travel destinations, hometowns, addresses, transportation, administrative areas, and tourism. ไปเพชรบุรี means “go to Phetchaburi” and may refer broadly to traveling somewhere in the province.
Caution
The name also appears in the names of a river and a district, so the surrounding words identify the exact place. Use จังหวัดเพชรบุรี for the province, แม่น้ำเพชรบุรี for the river, and อำเภอเมืองเพชรบุรี for Mueang Phetchaburi District. Do not normally translate the full place name literally as “diamond city.”