กรุงเทพมหานคร

Thai

Etymology

From , literally "city as great as celestial city"; see the etymology of its full name also.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กรุงเทพมหานคร 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
Romanization	Paiboon	grung têep má-hǎa ná-kɔɔn
	Royal Institute	krung thep ma-ha na-khon
(standard) IPA(key)		/kruŋ˧.tʰeːp̚˥˩.ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧/(R)

• RTGS: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
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Proper noun

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

1. Bangkok (capital of Thailand)
2. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the local government of Bangkok.
3. (historical) any of the following ancient city-states in Thailand:
   1. Ayutthaya;
   2. Thon Buri;
   3. Rattanakosin.

Synonyms

• กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep)
• บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk)