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Thai
Etymology
From นคร (ná-kɔɔn, “city; city-state; etc”) + หลวง (lǔuang, “great; royal; etc”).
Pronunciation
Noun
นครหลวง • (ná-kɔɔn-lǔuang)
- capital city.
- kingdom; monarchy.
Proper noun
นครหลวง • (ná-kɔɔn-lǔuang)
- (historical) Angkor Thom (the last capital city of the Khmer Empire, in modern-day Cambodia)
- (historical) also known as นครหลวงกรุงเทพธนบุรี, the formal name of Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, from 22 December 1971 on which the provinces of พระนคร (prá-ná-kɔɔn) and ธนบุรี (ton-bù-rii) were consolidated into one, until 14 December 1972 on which the consolidated polity was renamed กรุงเทพมหานคร (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn).
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