Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Thai Scripts นครศรีธรรมราช(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧.siː˩˩˦.tʰam˧.ma˦˥.ˈraːt̚˥˩/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Thai นคร (nakhon) meaning "city" combined with ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour" and ธรรมราช (thammarat) meaning "righteous ruler". This is the name of a province of Thailand as well as said province's capital city.