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Buriram Province - General Category => Thai,Lao,Khmer Language => Topic started by: isanbirder on January 31, 2010, 07:06:18 PM

Title: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on January 31, 2010, 07:06:18 PM
What is the origin of the name Buriram?  What does it mean?
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Admin on January 31, 2010, 07:50:47 PM
Buri Ram (Thai: บุรีรัมย์ - "City of Happiness").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buriram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buriram)

 sissies
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Somnat on January 31, 2010, 07:51:29 PM
What is the origin of the name Buriram?  What does it mean?

Not quite sure what the name Buriram really means?

I believe it use to be called Muang Pae, but that was awhile ago.

Probably way off track here..... but "BURI' is often used as a word when tobacco is involved.
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on February 01, 2010, 07:15:30 AM
Buri Ram (Thai: บุรีรัมย์ - "City of Happiness").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buriram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buriram)

 

That sounds obviously and prosaically right.  Certainly the Thai -buri is used as a suffix in many placenames (Lopburi, Inburi, Wichianburi etc).  My question was actually prompted by a sign outside Ramkhamhaeng University Campus which says, if I remember correctly, "in honour of King Buriram".  Romantic but wrong?  I'll check the wording again next time I go past.
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Starman on February 01, 2010, 09:31:47 AM
Indeed the meaning of Buriram is The City/Town of Happiness. Buri is the part that means City/Town and Ram is the Happy bit.

The word Buri meaning cigarette would actually be spelt Buhri.

Hope this helps


Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Somnat on February 01, 2010, 03:39:47 PM
Helped Me Starman ....thanks happy2
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: F1ART on February 02, 2010, 09:44:12 PM
Ram actually is the by product of making rice the bit let over is called ram, nothing to do with happy! :)
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on February 03, 2010, 06:59:17 AM
Ram actually is the by product of making rice the bit let over is called ram, nothing to do with happy! :)

You're thinking English, not Thai.  The English letters 'ram' can represent several different Thai words, not just the one you quote.
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Starman on February 03, 2010, 08:25:44 AM
Ram actually is the by product of making rice the bit let over is called ram, nothing to do with happy! :)

You're thinking English, not Thai.  The English letters 'ram' can represent several different Thai words, not just the one you quote.

Yes indeed. This is one of the reasons that I decided to learn how to read and write Thai.

รัมย์ = ram = Happy

รำ = ram = by product of rice.Or Thai dancing. This word is very unusual as there are 2 meanings but only one spelling and one pronunciation.

ราม = ram = a hero in classical Thai literature.

บุรี = buri = town/city

บุหรี่ = buhri = cigarette

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: buriramboy on February 13, 2010, 01:46:32 PM
so whats the meaning of bulilam??!  sissies
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on February 14, 2010, 03:08:09 PM
I started this thread after seeing the stone sign outside Ramkhamhaeng University Campus.  I went past it again today;  the exact wording is
REGIONAL CAMPUS IN HONOUR HIS MAJESTY KING BUREERUM

The strange spelling is just an alternative transliteration.  What I think has happened is that the sign has got garbled in the translation, and should read/mean
"Buriram Regional Campus in Honour of His Majesty the King"

I don't really think "King Bureerum" is even a fantasy, just a mistake in the translation.
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: buriramboy on February 22, 2010, 01:14:16 AM
every thing in this world is a fantasy!!

bottom line:  2guys
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: somchai on June 03, 2010, 07:42:09 PM
Indeed the meaning of Buriram is The City/Town of Happiness. Buri is the part that means City/Town and Ram is the Happy bit.

The word Buri meaning cigarette would actually be spelt Buhri.

Hope this helps



HUH??? mhihi
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Fun Smile on June 04, 2010, 07:32:10 AM
 confused4 oh! my Budha... thumbup I love this : )  all the post make me happy...thank you guys...  welcome1 to  thailandflag
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: somchai on June 04, 2010, 05:25:12 PM
every thing in this world is a fantasy!!

bottom line:  2guys
Correction. Everything in the Western world is fantasy! gossip1
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: dave the dude on June 05, 2010, 09:02:00 AM
every thing in this world is a fantasy!!

bottom line:  2guys
Correction. Everything in the Western world is fantasy! gossip1

Why,Have you seen everything in the western world ?  elephant027 thailandflag
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: urleft on June 05, 2010, 09:46:08 AM
Where does the western world start?    :'(

Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: somchai on June 05, 2010, 08:29:54 PM
Where does the western world start?    :'(


I'm still perplexed as to it's supposed origins of development. coffeeman
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Dek-Noi on June 12, 2010, 09:35:34 AM
so whats the meaning of bulilam??!  sissies

Its mean that the person who say that, probely not come from Buriram.
In Buriram people are good to speak the R.
:)
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on June 12, 2010, 12:20:15 PM
so whats the meaning of bulilam??!  sissies

Its mean that the person who say that, probely not come from Buriram.
In Buriram people are good to speak the R.
:)

Good for you, Dek-noi!
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Dek-Noi on June 13, 2010, 10:59:03 PM
so whats the meaning of bulilam??!  sissies

Its mean that the person who say that, probely not come from Buriram.
In Buriram people are good to speak the R.
:)

Good for you, Dek-noi!
Thanks for that my friend. :)
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: freshy on October 26, 2010, 05:37:36 PM
What is the origin of the name Buriram?  What does it mean?
Buriram province is a city of pleasantness according of the meaning of a liveable city for local people, a city to visit for the peregrine.
Buri = City.
Ram = pleasantness, delightful, happiness, pleasure.
 fairydust
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: freshy on October 26, 2010, 06:06:43 PM
What is the origin of the name Buriram?  What does it mean?
Buriram province is a city of pleasantness according of the meaning of a liveable city for local people, a city to visit for the peregrine.
Buri = City.
Ram = pleasantness, delightful, happiness, pleasure.
 fairydust
The original name of "Buriram" is "Muang Pae"
It's a city name that set up by the name of the tree, which have a lot in the city's location in that time.
sawadi winkboy fairydust
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: isanbirder on October 26, 2010, 06:34:01 PM
What is the origin of the name Buriram?  What does it mean?
Buriram province is a city of pleasantness according of the meaning of a liveable city for local people, a city to visit for the peregrine.
Buri = City.
Ram = pleasantness, delightful, happiness, pleasure.
 fairydust
The original name of "Buriram" is "Muang Pae"
It's a city name that set up by the name of the tree, which have a lot in the city's location in that time.
sawadi winkboy fairydust

Look at post #10 on this thread, and you'll see why I asked the question, Freshy.  Really it's just the administration of Ramkhamhaeng University going a bit crazy!
Title: Re: Origin of the name Buriram
Post by: Brang on August 11, 2011, 12:25:03 PM
I wondering about the name Muang pae? What it means and where it come fro me?

I heard 2 stories.
1 after a war in khorat in 1679 wined by a prince who later become Rama1 the first king in the Rama family. That time it was nothing here, he order people to build a town here.and named it Muang pae.

The time Rama5 was the king in Thailand. They change the name to Buriram.

Story 2.
Muang pae is an Cambodian name from the time Buriram belongs in the Khmer empire. But again the name was change to buriram.

Some one with fact about whats true and what Muang pae means?

Thanks
Brang