‘Bang,’ ‘Buri,’ and ‘Thani’ in Thai place names

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00:00ever wonder why there are so many places in thailand start with bang?

00:04like bangrak, bangjak, bang pro, bang pli, or even bangkok. well bang comes from the thai word

00:10meaning a small waterway or a place near rivers and canals, often where the boats would dock.

00:16apart from bang you will also notice buri and thani in the province name in thailand. buri is

00:23it means big city and the other word thani is from sanskrit it means town.

00:30there are 11 provinces in thailand that ends with buri including

00:43and there are five provinces that end with thani including

00:52now name the places in thailand with bang buri or thani that you have visited