ภูมินามสมุทรสาคร

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This database of toponyms in Samut Sakhon arose from two research projects: "Social Geography and Local History of Samut Sakhon City: A Case Study of Toponyms in Mueang Samut Sakhon District" and "Social Geography and Local History of Samut Sakhon City: A Case Study of Toponyms in Kathu Ban and Ban Phaeo Districts," under the project "Socio-Cultural Research in the Coastal Community Area of the Gulf of Thailand, from the Chao Phraya River Basin to the Tha Chin River Basin," Year 1 and Year 2, 2559 and 2560, respectively, by the Research and Development Group, Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (Public Organization). The summary of the research results of both projects is as follows: This research focuses on area-based studies with diverse landscapes, specifically Samut Sakhon Province. In the first phase, the research studied the type of toponym "village names" in Mueang Samut Sakhon District, totaling 148 names. The results showed that explanations of the origins of village names by community members are often fictional and in the nature of "subjectivity." However, the origins of some village names can be explained using the concept developed by the research team, called "toponymic characteristics," which aligns with the natural landscape characteristics of the village. Thus, the goal of this anthropological toponymy study is not to seek absolute truth, but to present both "fiction" and "truth" appearing in narratives, to analyze the relationship between place names and local landscape forms, thereby linking data to show the relationship between socio-cultural dynamics and toponymic dynamics in the locality. The other project is a continuation of the research project, a case study of to...

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19/06/2025

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