Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’

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18-02-2022, 09:26 AM

Bangkok (translating as 'village of wild plums').

Bangkok comes from the old name, ‘บางกอก’ (Baang-gòok) but maybe foreigners heard it differently, so the pronunciation changed to Bangkok.

https://www.sidmartinbio.org/what-does-t...gkok-mean/

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Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by Bigiron - 18-02-2022, 02:40 AM

RE: Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by Sharexchange - 18-02-2022, 07:20 AM

RE: Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by sgbuffett - 18-02-2022, 08:46 AM

RE: Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by Blin - 18-02-2022, 09:18 AM

RE: Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by theold - 18-02-2022, 09:26 AM

RE: Bangkok Will Be Officially Renamed as ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’ - by starbugs - 18-02-2022, 09:32 AM

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