Phuket

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Phuket

  • /ˈpuːˌkɛt/ UK
  • /ˈpuˌkɛt/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Thai ภูเก็ต (puu-gèt), ultimately from Pattani Malay بوكيت (bukit, “mountain; hill”).

proper noun

  1. A province of Thailand.
  2. An island of Phuket Province, Thailand.
  3. The capital city of Phuket Province, Thailand.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kyrgyzstan, burkina, kyrgyz, kat, gil, kil, puckett, bukit, pathum thani, phrae, phitsanulok, phayao, phichit, kamphaeng phet, surin, phatthalung

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name island

한국어푸껫 Pukket
日本語プーケット Pūketto
中文普吉 Pǔjí, 普吉島 /普吉岛 Pǔjí dǎo
FrançaisPhuket
ItalianoPhuket
РусскийПхуке́т Pxukét
العربيةبُوكِيت būkīt

name city

한국어푸껫 Pukket
日本語プーケット Pūketto
中文普吉 Pǔjí
FrançaisPhuket
DeutschPhuket
РусскийПхуке́т Pxukét
العربيةبُوكِيت būkīt

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MLA

"Phuket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phuket. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Phuket. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phuket

Chicago

"Phuket." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phuket.

BibTeX
@misc{phuket_2026,
  title = {Phuket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phuket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}