Dear Michel, When one reads names of villages, districts and provinces in Thaialnd, and if the person is from Khmer background, he/she can find many Khmer names all over the country, except the North. Prachinburi, is a very old Khmer province, meaning the western town..west of Angkor. Many more provincial and place names: Sra Keo, Cholaburi, Lopburi (Lovo, Lavo), Nakorn (Nokor) Rajasima), Nakorn Phnom, Petchburin, Rajburi, Cha Choeng Sao, Sukhothai(ya) (Sikhodaya), Nokorn Pathom, Phitsanulok (Pisanulok), Sating Prah (Stueng Preah), Chaiya (Jaya), Muang Sing (Singahapura). These names and many more were mentioned in Khmer inscriptions during Angkor Empire.
IN Surin, most villages are still in Khmer names: ktom, svay, ponley, norea, jek, kdat, yeang, etc. Trad nd Chantaburi were exchanged for the return of Battambang and Sisophon between Siam and France in 1904 and 1907. As for the names of trees, it is true that the Siamese has retained many Khmer names because the Siamese themselves were of Khmer-Mon (KHOM) stock too, including the Chakri Dynasty. The word KHOM is an abbreviation of Khmer + Mon. In Khmer and Mon writing, when you place Khand M together (KhM), it can be pronounced as "khom" without the need for O vowel in between. For trees and plants in Cambodia, oour urgent need is to protect them from the government destruction and capitalist greeds. Biologists need to conduct a comprehensive plant taxonomy urgently before this ecological wealth i lost forever. Cambodian forest contains among the largest biodiversity in the world, but this is not valued by the Government and "investors". Ecologically yours, Supote -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
