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11/10/2021, 1:10 PM Infinitas
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9/18/2020, 2:59 PM highexpectasians
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4/24/2020, 4:10 PM highexpectasians

Name Bangkok
Type Settlement
Usage Thai, English
Scripts บางกอก(Thai)
Pronounced Pron. bang-KAWK(Thai, British English)
 BANG-kawk(American English)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Added 4/24/2020 by highexpectasians
Edited 11/10/2021 by Infinitas

Meaning & History

Believed to be from Thai บาง (bang) meaning "village, settlement" and กอก (kok) meaning "olive" (so named because of the olive trees that used to grow in the area) or perhaps เกาะ (ko) meaning "island". This is the name of the capital city of Thailand primarily used in foreign languages; the city is formally called กรุงเทพมหานคร (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) or กรุงเทพ (Krung Thep) in Thai.