"Chao Phraya" kalmar Thai ce da ke nufin babban kogi a Tailandia, wanda kuma aka sani da "Kogin Sarakuna." A cikin Thai, "Chao" yana nufin "ubangiji" ko "maigida," yayin da "Phraya" yana nufin "mai girma" ko "babban." Don haka, ana iya fassara "Chao Phraya" zuwa ma'anar "babban ubangiji" ko "babban kogi." Kogin Chao Phraya ya ratsa ta Bangkok kuma hanya ce mai mahimmanci ta ruwa don sufuri, kasuwanci, da yawon shakatawa a Thailand.