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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 望閣, a phonetic transliteration from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [vɔŋ˨˩ʔ kaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˨˩˨ kaːk̚˦˥] ~ [jawŋ͡m˨˩˨ kaːk̚˦˥]

Proper noun

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1. (obsolete) Bangkok

See also

• Nam Vang (“Phnom Penh”)