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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 |
| 1. [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 | [abbreviation for 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 sentences | 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)." | ||
คือ เล็กกว่าเขต (เทียบได้กับอำเภอ) เนื่องจากแขวงเหล่านี้เกือบทั้งหมดเปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะมาจากตำบลที่มีอยู่เดิมในจังหวัดพระนครและจังหวัดธนบุรี kheuuM lekH gwaaL khaehtL thiiapF daiF gapL amM phuuhrM neuuangF jaakL khwaaengR laoL neeH geuuapL thangH mohtL bpliianL bplaaengM thaaR naH maaM jaakL dtamM bohnM theeF meeM yuuL deermM naiM jangM watL phraH naH khaawnM laeH jangM watL thohnM booL reeM "That is, it is smaller than a “Kaet” (which is equivalent to a District) because almost all of these “khwaeng” have upgraded their status from "subdistrict" which they were originally within Phranakorn and Thonburi Provinces." | |||
| 2. เขตพระนคร khaehtL phraH naH khaawnM [proper noun] | |||
| definition | [administrative district of Bangkok] Pranakorn | ||
| categories | |||
| components | เขต | khaehtL | boundary; border; limit; district; territory; zone; area |
| พระ | phraH | [a title or prefix word used with a most revered person, place, or object] royal | |
| นคร | naH khaawnM | city; town; municipality | |
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