บางกะปิ

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Thai

Etymology

Believed to be from (1) บาง (baang, a generic term for settlements located near a watercourse) +‎ กะปิเยาะห์ (gà-bpì-yɔ́, “taqiyah”), based on the fact that the place used to be inhabited by Malays from Kedah who produced taqiyahs for sale;[1] or (2) บาง (baang, idem) +‎ กะปิ (gà-bpì, “monkey”), based on the fact that the emblem of the district bears a picture of the Hindu monkey deity Hanuman;[1] or (3) บาง (baang, idem) +‎ กะปิ (gà-bpì, “shrimp paste”), based on the fact that the place used to be a location where shrimp paste was manufactured.[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographicบางกะปิ
ɓ ā ŋ k a p i
Phonemic
บาง-กะ-ปิ
ɓ ā ŋ – k a – p i
RomanizationPaiboonbaang-gà-bpì
Royal Institutebang-ka-pi
(standard) IPA(key)/baːŋ˧.ka˨˩.piʔ˨˩/(R)

Proper noun

บางกะปิ

  1. A district of Bangkok, Thailand.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 บวรศักดิ์, ปดิวลดา (2024 July 15) “เปิดที่มา ชื่อเขต “บางกะปิ” เกี่ยวอะไรกับของกินอย่าง “กะปิ” ไหม?”, in silpa-mag.com‎ (in Thai)
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