The story
- Thai · borrowed fromเชียงใหม่
- English todayChiang Mai
Borrowed from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai), from เชียง (chiiang, “walled city”) + ใหม่ (mài, “new”). In reference to the kingdoms, from their capital.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.