กรุงเทพ
Thai
Etymology
From กรุง (grung, “city”) + เทพ (têep, “god”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กรุงเทพ k r u ŋ e d b | |
| Phonemic | กฺรุง-เทบ k ̥ r u ŋ – e d ɓ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | grung-têep |
| Royal Institute | krung-thep | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kruŋ˧.tʰeːp̚˥˩/(R) | |
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Proper noun
กรุงเทพ • (grung-têep)
- (Hinduism) Ayodhya, an ancient city of India.
- (historical) Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- (historical) Thon Buri, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- (historical) Rattanakosin, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
- (colloquial, endonym) Alternative form of กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep)
Usage notes
กรุงเทพฯ only means the capital of Thailand, while กรุงเทพ (without ฯ) is used in other proper names such as schools or universities.