ກຸງເທບ

Lao

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai กรุงเทพฯ (grung-têep), also analysable as ກຸງ (kung, “capital city”) +‎ ເທບ (thēp, “angel, god”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kuŋ˩(˧).tʰeːp̚˥˨]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kuŋ˩˨.tʰeːp̚˧˦]
• Hyphenation: ກຸງ-ເທບ
• Rhymes: -eːp̚

Proper noun

ກຸງເທບ • (kung thēp)

1. Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)

   Synonyms: ບາງກອກ (bāng kǭk), ບັງກອກ (bang kǭk)