Krung Thep

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Krung Thep

  • /kɹʊŋ ˈtɛp/
  • /ɡɹʊŋ ˈtɛp/

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From Thai กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep) - กรุง (grung, “city”) + เทพ (têep, “deity”) + ฯ (“an abbreviation marker”), which is a short form of the full ceremonial name of the city, กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตนโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์ (grung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn à-mɔɔn-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐn má-hǐn-tá-raa-yút-tá-yaa má-hǎa-dì-lòk-póp nóp-pá-rát-râat-chá-taa-nii-buu-rii-rom ù-dom-râat-chá-ní-wêet-má-hǎa-sà-tǎan à-mɔɔn-pí-maan-à-wá-dtaan-sà-tìt sàk-gà-tát-dtì-yá-wít-sà-nú-gam-bprà-sìt, “the city of gods; the great city, [where] the gem of Kosindra [resides] in perpetuity [/where the immortal gem of Kosindra is]; the Ayutthaya of the Great Indra [/of the great ruler(s)]; the great, excellent world; the royal town of the nine gems; the town of delight, full of royal abodes; the great place; the celestial vimāna [where] avatāra dwell, [of which the erection was] accomplished by Viśvakarman on the consent of Śakra [/the (city which is the) Śakra-permitted accomplishment of Viśvakarman]”).

proper noun

  1. Native name of Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.

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@misc{krung_thep_2026,
  title = {Krung Thep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krung%20thep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}