Talk:Phichit province

It has contradicting sources about the symbol tree of this province: andy 19:51, 6 Aug 2003 (UTC)
 * says Ironwood
 * The TAT also says Ironwood
 * The Ministery of the Interior in their province guide say Ficus religiosa
 * also says Ficus religiosa, but most probable copied from the above site, as it also uses the same image

Spelling of &#3614;&#3636;&#3592;&#3636;&#3605;&#3619;
What is the correct Thai spelling of Phichit? According to User:Media lib it should be &#3614;&#3636;&#3592;&#3636;&#3605;&#3619;&#3660;, however almost all sources spell it &#3614;&#3636;&#3592;&#3636;&#3605;&#3619; without the additional mark to make the last letter silent. The google test is 80,000:20, and the government pages are among the 80,000. Also in my books I only found the spelling without the mark. However the letter is really silent, thus it would be logical to put that mark. But I somehow doubt that the official spelling really has that mark, the google test is a bit too clear to make the version without just a common mistake. Can anyone give an insight on it? andy 22:03, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * I apologize for having confused matters here. Yesterday I drove nearby Amphoe Mueang Phichit - not because of that silent letter. The official spelling is indeed &#3614;&#3636;&#3592;&#3636;&#3605;&#3619; . In the future I will believe google more, I promise. To Andy: will rev the German text. --Media lib 02:56, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Actually it's not silent, it's a final consonant cluster. But since this form of final consonant cluster is only '-x&#3619;', no one pronounces the last '&#3619;'. Here are some common words: &#3610;&#3640;&#3605;&#3619;, &#3626;&#3617;&#3633;&#3588;&#3619;, &#3626;&#3617;&#3640;&#3607;&#3619;. Also Thaksin Shinawatra's last name, see Thai (pronounced 'chin na wat'). Notice that the romanized '-x&#3619;' often be '-xr' or '-xra'. Conclusion, simplified, it is an extra rule of final consonant cluster, applied only for '-x&#3619;'. Please note that there is no such real rule, but I put here for ease of understand. -- PaePae 12:44, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Additional, for reference, it is a sort of 'real consonant cluster' (&#3588;&#3635;&#3588;&#3623;&#3610;&#3649;&#3607;&#3657; or &#3588;&#3635;&#3588;&#3623;&#3610;&#3585;&#3621;&#3657;&#3635;&#3649;&#3607;&#3657;), one of two consonant cluster classes. Opposed to 'unreal consonant cluster' (&#3588;&#3635;&#3588;&#3623;&#3610;&#3652;&#3617;&#3656;&#3649;&#3607;&#3657; or &#3588;&#3635;&#3588;&#3623;&#3610;&#3585;&#3621;&#3657;&#3635;&#3652;&#3617;&#3656;&#3649;&#3607;&#3657;) -- PaePae 13:43, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)