บางกอก
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Thai
Etymology
Believed to be from บาง (baang, “community or polity located near a narrow or small watercourse, or at the place used to such a watercourse”) + กอก (gɔ̀ɔk, “olive”), as olives were cultivated in the area. The name has been called since Ayutthaya period by foreigners. (Du Royaume de Siam spells Bancock/Bancok.)
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | บางกอก ɓ ā ŋ k ɒ k | |
| Phonemic | บาง-กอก ɓ ā ŋ – k ɒ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | baang-gɔ̀ɔk |
| Royal Institute | bang-kok | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /baːŋ˧.kɔːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
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Proper noun
บางกอก • (baang-gɔ̀ɔk)
Usage notes
- The area was generally called Bangkok until it was made the capital city of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand) in 1782 and a ceremonial name, กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn à-mɔɔn-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn má-hǐn-tá-raa-yút-tá-yaa má-hǎa-dì-lòk-póp nóp-pá-rát-râat-chá-taa-nii-buu-rii-rom ù-dom-râat-chá-ní-wêet-má-hǎa-sà-tǎan à-mɔɔn-pí-maan-à-wá-dtaan-sà-tìt sàk-gà-tát-dtì-yá-wít-sà-nú-gam-bprà-sìt), was given to it.
- The ceremonial name is shortened as กรุงเทพมหานคร (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn), which now serves as the formal name of Bangkok. This shortened name can again be shortened as กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep).
Synonyms
- (endonym, formal, colloquial) Krung Thep, Krungthep , Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (official since 1972)