Type Country & Island Usage Thai, Japanese Scripts บาห์เรน(Thai) バーレーン(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. /baː˧.ˈreːn˧/(Thai) /bä̞ː.ɾe̞ːɴ/(Japanese) Meaning & History Thai form of Bahrain, as well as an alternate transcription of Japanese Katakana バーレーン (see Bārēn).