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| พระนคร phraH naH khaawnM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พฺระ-นะ-คอน |
| IPA | pʰráʔ ná kʰɔːn |
| Royal Thai General System | phra nakhon |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | most revered city; [namely] Bangkok | ||
| components |  พระ  | phraH | [a title or prefix word used with a most revered person, place, or object] royal |
นคร  | naH khaawnM | city; town; municipality | |
| related words | กรุงเทพมหานคร | groongM thaehpF maH haaR naH khaawnM | [formal abbreviated way of writing or saying the name of Thailand's capital] |
| กรุงเทพฯ | groongM thaehpF | [the correct way to abbreviate the name of] Bangkok, the capital city of ประเทศไทย (Thailand) | |
| รัตนโกสินทร์ | ratH dtaL naH go:hM sinR | "Indra's jewel," [referring to] the Emerald Buddha | |
| sample sentence | กรมป้องกันสาธารณะภัยต้องระดมอาสาสมัครรักษาพระนครอย่างเต็มที่ จะวางใจตำรวจแต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียวเห็นจะยังไม่ได้ grohmM bpaawngF ganM saaR thaaM raH naH phaiM dtawngF raH dohmM aaM saaR saL makL rakH saaR phraH naH khaawnM yaangL dtemM theeF jaL waangM jaiM dtamM ruaatL dtaaeL phiiangM faaiL diaaoM henR jaL yangM maiF daiF "The Department of Disaster Prevention needs to marshal volunteers to protect the capital to the best of its ability; it seems best not to rely solely on the police (to perform this function)." | ||
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