โคราช

Etymology
. Traditionally believed by the Prince to be a corruption of โคราฆ (koo-râak), a clipping of โคราฆปุระ (koo-raa-ká-bpù-rá), the name of an ancient city mentioned in Khmer inscriptions; but disputed by modern scholar, who argues that the term is a corruption of ครราช (kɔɔn-râat), a clipping of , the name of the province itself.