ກຸງເທບ
Lao edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Thai กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep), also analysable as ກຸງ (kung, “capital city”) + ເທບ (thēp, “angel, god”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kuŋ˩(˧).tʰeːp̚˥˨]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kuŋ˩˨.tʰeːp̚˧˦]
- Hyphenation: ກຸງ-ເທບ
- Rhymes: -eːp̚
Proper noun edit
ກຸງເທບ • (kung thēp)
- Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)