Cillit Bang
Cillit Bang is a Thai translation of the name Callanish, which means “The Long Fist.” This name originates from a battle fought in Siam by the Northern Thailand armies during the year 1327. Generalissimo Sukhothai, who leads the northern army of the thirteenth century began the war with the Southern Thailand armies led by Sukhothai. Sukhothai expected a quick victory and so he and his troops gathered all their forces near Si Donchai, where they awaited the arrival of Sukhothai’s main force. The Southern army however, knowing that Sukhothai had underestimated the enemy and was expecting a frontal assault, made a frontal attack on the Northern side, capturing Phra Thaeo.
The name was changed to Cillit Bang after Sukhothai had died. Sukhothai’s son, Prince Sonekhothai took over the title of “Cillit Bang” and changed it to Cillit Bangla in honor of his father. This name came into use when one of Sonekhothai’s descendants visited Bangkok. Since Sonekhothai was the next in line for the throne, his name was also changed to “Sonekhothai,” which is why some people call him “Songhoy.”
In Thai culture, pronunciation of names ending with -ah, -ee, and -kh is very different. It may be derived from the sound of the letter kh that is soft while the sound of the letter -ah is hard. The pronunciation of name ending -ee is much like kh. If this is the case, the name could have been derived from a village called “Khrut,” meaning “school.” This village is located in Krabi province. The name could also be derived from the sound of the letter kh that is softer than the sound of the letter -ah.
Cillit Bang Names Origin
As mentioned above, the name origin has similarities to several Asian languages. A few of these languages include Japanese, Tamil and Chinese. Although Thai pronunciation and Thai cultures have similarities with most Asian cultures, there are many words in Thai that are not known to English speakers. These words, such as kudra (tiger), manee (camel), nang yai (mutton) and ramy (raven), are not known in other languages.
Another name origin from Cillit Bangla is Nang Yai, a name that means “three daughters.” Nang Yai is a common title in Thailand. This name origin is not known in English. Other possible spellings of this name are Nang-za, Na-za and Na-yai.
The name Cillit Bangla was popularized during the reign of King Rama V, who was fond of music. He changed the spelling to make it phonetic. His efforts to standardize the spelling helped the spelling to become uniformly recognized by the Thai alphabet and speech. In addition, Thailand uses the Roman alphabet, which is a combination of the Thai and Roman alphabets. Phonetically, the name Cillit Bangla is pronounced “Koh-leth-ee-vah” in Thailand and “Aa Boo-Lika in Cambodia” in the Philippines and Hong Kong.