กรุง

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Old Khmer ក្រុង៑ (kruṅ) or កុរុង៑ (kuruṅ, to rule, to govern; ruler, governor; head, chief);[1] ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (to confine), whence Thai กรง (grong). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្រុង (krong) and Lao ກຸງ (kung).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกรุง
k r u ŋ
Phonemic
กฺรุง
k ̥ r u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboongrung
Royal Institutekrung
(standard) IPA(key)/kruŋ˧/(R)

Noun

กรุง (grung)

  1. (archaic) monarch; sovereign[1]
  2. (archaic) city where the sovereign resides; capital city; city which is the seat of government[1]
  3. (archaic) nation or country,[1] especially a kingdom
  4. (archaic) used as a prefix to the name of a nation or country, especially a kingdom
  5. used as a prefix to the name of a capital city or a city serving as the seat of government

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ราชบัณฑิตยสภา (2020) พจนานุกรมโบราณศัพท์ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา, →ISBN, page 25:กรุง (ข.โบราณ กุรุง = หัวหน้า, กษัตริย์; ปกครอง, คุ้มครอง) น. ๑) พระมหากษัตริย์... ๒) เมืองที่พระมหากษัตริย์ประทับ, เมืองหลวง... ๓) ประเทศ