กรุงเทพ

Thai

Etymology

From กรุง (grung, “city”) +‎ เทพ (têep, “god”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กรุงเทพ k r u ŋ e d b
Phonemic		กฺรุง-เทบ k ̥ r u ŋ – e d ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	grung-têep
	Royal Institute	krung-thep
(standard) IPA(key)		/kruŋ˧.tʰeːp̚˥˩/(R)
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Proper noun

กรุงเทพ • (grung-têep)

1. (Hinduism) Ayodhya, an ancient city of India.
2. (historical) Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
3. (historical) Thon Buri, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
4. (historical) Rattanakosin, an ancient kingdom in Thailand.
5. (colloquial, endonym) Alternative form of กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep)

Usage notes

กรุงเทพฯ only means the capital of Thailand, while กรุงเทพ (without ฯ) is used in other proper names such as schools or universities.