RE: Wat Na Phra Meru, a beautiful ancient temple, Ayutthaya

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Thanks for sharing! My grandparents were immigrants from Okinawa, now a province of Japan but was former the Ryukyu Kingdom. I learned that there are records of the ancient kingdon trade with Ayutthaya (Ryukyu was authorized by the imperial China to maintain ships and sea routes connecting southern asian cities before the dutch, spanish and portuguese traders arrive). Even my family name Tamanaha was supposed originated from an thai merchant called Tanfa or Tanafa that settled in Ryukyu. Do you know if still are there some similar family name in actual Thailand? The typical okinawan beverage Awamori recipe uses thai rice too. Keep safe, thanks and good luck again!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and giving me interesting information. I'm happy to know that your family name Tamanaha supposedly originated from a Thai merchant called Tanfa and Tanafa. It's unfortunate that I do not know if there are still some similar family names in Thailand now or not. Sorry! It's good to know that the typical Okinawan beverage Awamori recipe uses Thai rice, too. That's really great! Many thanks again for your information and for your kind wishes for me. Wishing you the best, too!

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Thanks for the answer! Do you know if it's possible to write something similar to the sounds Tanfa or Tanafa using the thai alphabet?

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It maybe something like this......ทานฟ้า for Tanfa or ธนาฟ้า for Tanafa..... But I'm not sure about it because it's the specific name.

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