Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Thai Scripts พะเยา(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /pʰa˦˥.ˈjaw˧/, /pʰa˧.ˈjaw˧/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from a corruption of Thai ภูกามยาว (Phu Kamyao), the name of a local sacred mountain. This is the name of a province of Thailand, as well as a district and city within that province.