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# {{lb|th|historical}} [[Rattanakosin Kingdom]], an [[ancient]] [[kingdom]] based on [[present-day]] [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].
# {{lb|th|historical}} [[Rattanakosin Kingdom]], an [[ancient]] [[kingdom]] based on [[present-day]] [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].
# [[Bangkok]], the [[capital city]] of [[Thailand]], [[formally]] [[use]]d from 14 [[December]] 1972, [[formerly]] [[known]] as {{th-l|พระนคร}} and {{th-l|นครหลวง}} [[respectively]], [[also known as]] {{th-l|บางกอก}}. ''Abbreviation'': {{th-l|กรุงเทพฯ}}
# [[Bangkok]], the [[capital city]] of [[Thailand]], [[formally]] [[use]]d from 14 [[December]] 1972, [[formerly]] [[known]] as {{th-l|พระนคร}} and {{th-l|นครหลวง}} [[respectively]], [[also known as]] {{th-l|บางกอก}}. ''Abbreviation'': {{th-l|กรุงเทพฯ}}
# {{w|Bangkok Metropolitan Administration}}, the [[local government]] of [[Bangkok]]. ''Abbreviation'': {{th-l|กทม.}}
# {{w|Bangkok Metropolitan Administration}}, the [[local government]] of [[Bangkok]]. ''Abbreviation'': {{th-l|กทม.|p=กอ-ทอ-มอ}}


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Revision as of 16:59, 20 March 2017

Thai

Etymology

From กรุง (grung, city; city-state) +‎ เทพ (têep, god) +‎ มหา (má-hǎa, great; high) +‎ นคร (ná-kɔɔn, city; city-state); literally "city of gods, great city".

Pronunciation

Orthographicกรุงเทพมหานคร
k r u ŋ e d b m h ā n g r
Phonemic
กฺรุง-เทบ-มะ-หา-นะ-คอน
k ̥ r u ŋ – e d ɓ – m a – h ā – n a – g ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboongrung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn
Royal Institutekrung-thep-ma-ha-na-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/kruŋ˧.tʰeːp̚˥˩.ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧/(R)
Audio

Proper noun

กรุงเทพมหานคร (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)

  1. (historical) Ayodhya, an ancient city in India.
  2. (historical) Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
  3. (historical) Thon Buri, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
  4. (historical) Rattanakosin Kingdom, an ancient kingdom based on present-day Bangkok, Thailand.
  5. Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, formally used from 14 December 1972, formerly known as พระนคร (prá-ná-kɔɔn) and นครหลวง (ná-kɔɔn-lǔuang) respectively, also known as บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk). Abbreviation: กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep)
  6. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the local government of Bangkok. Abbreviation: กทม. (gɔɔ-tɔɔ-mɔɔ)