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Alternative spelling
盤谷 (obsolete)
 
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Etymology edit

From English Bangkok, from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk). The kanji spelling is ateji.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

バンコク (Bankoku

  1. Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN