バンコク
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Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
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| 盤谷 (obsolete) |
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) バンコック (Bankokku)
Etymology
From English Bangkok, from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk). The kanji spelling is ateji.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN