Etymology

bangkok

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Today it means: A kind of straw hat. Full definition →

Thai บางกอก
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bangkok · noun1

From the place name Bangkok.

Bangkok · proper noun2

  1. Thai · borrowed fromบางกอก
  2. Thai · borrowed fromบางกอก
  3. English todayBangkok

Borrowed from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk).

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