สุโขทัย

Etymology

 * Generally thought to be from 🇰🇲, literally “rise of happiness”.
 * Prince (ศุภวัฒย์ เกษมศรี) suggested that it might be from Old 🇨🇬 🇰🇲, literally “great town of the Thais”.
 * lecturer Klairung Amaradit (ใกล้รุ่ง อามระดิษ) suggested that the first syllable,, might be from , , , , , corresponding to Modern 🇨🇬.
 * Compare Modern 🇨🇬; Modern 🇨🇬.

Usage notes

 * Formerly pronounced สุก-โข-ไท (sùk-kǒo-tai), based on the archaic spellings, , , , , etc.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Sukhothai, an ancient kingdom in present-day.
 * 2) (จังหวัด~) Sukhothai, a town in, once a capital of the Sukhothai kingdom, now a province of Thailand.