bangkok
/bæŋˈkɒk/
bangkok noun: a kind of straw hat.
Noun
bangkok (plural bangkoks)
- A kind of straw hat.
- The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced.1918, Schedules M and N, free list, customs administration and income tax; subject index, page 1515
Proper noun capitalized: Bangkok
Bangkok
- The capital city of Thailand.
- The Bangkok government indicated real concern over the developments in Communist China’s Yunnan province. Thai officials were afraid that Sibsongpanna would be a center where pro-Communist Thai in Southeast Asia would go and where subversive agitation could be directed against outside legitimate...1958, Russell H. Fifield, The Diplomacy of Southeast Asia: 1945-1958, New York: Harper & Brothers, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263
- Temperatures in Bangkok fell as low as 59.3 degrees Fahrenheit (15.2 degrees Celsius) on Monday, the lowest the capital has seen in years, as the country’s weather agency warned cool conditions could persist through mid-February.2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- Krung Thep, Krungthep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
- The government of Thailand.
bangkok meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bangkok in Hindi
- बैंकॉक, बैंकोक, बैंककॉक
bangkok in Tamil
- பாங்காக், பாங்கோக், பாங்க்காக்
bangkok in Marathi
- बँकॉक, बँककॉक, बँगकॉक
bangkok in Urdu
- بنکاک, بینکاک
More languagesFewer languages
- bangkok in Bengali
- ব্যাংকক
- bangkok in Telugu
- బ్యాంకాక్, బాంకాక్
- bangkok in Malayalam
- ബാങ്കോക്ക്, ബാങ്ക്കോക്ക്
- bangkok in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಾಕ್, ಬಾಂಕಾಕ್, ಬ್ಯಾಂಕೋಕ್
- bangkok in Punjabi
- ਬੈਂਕਾਕ, ਬੈਂਕੌਕ, ਬੈਂਕੋਕ
- bangkok in Gujarati
- બેંકોક, બેંગકોક, બેન્કોક
- bangkok in Odia
- ବଙ୍କାକ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଙ୍କକ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାଂକକ୍
Synonyms of bangkok
- Krung Thep
- Krungthep
- Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Forms of bangkok
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bangkoks |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form (archaic) | Bankok |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Bancock |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Bangkock |
Origin of bangkok
From the place name Bangkok.
Borrowed from Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk).
Words formed from bangkok
Words that rhyme with bangkok
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- sock
- unlock
- baroque
- flock
- locke
- mock
- ad hoc
- frock
- unblock
- undock
- VOC
- chock
- defrock
- nock
- o'clock
- prairie dock
- proc
- smock
- acock
- amok
- bloc
- Carvel Rock
- doc
- grok
- hough
- loch
- pock
- slock
- wedlock
- wok
- 24-hour clock
- bock
- bok
- brocc
- choc
- croc
- digital clock
- drop lock
- Farallon Rock
- flight sock
- freezer block
- gock
- hashlock
- hock
- kozachok
- lough
- Nixon shock
- oc
Questions about bangkok
- What does bangkok mean?
- Bangkok means a kind of straw hat.
- What is bangkok in Hindi?
- Bangkok in Hindi is बैंकॉक, बैंकोक, बैंककॉक. See Bangkok meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bangkok?
- Bangkok can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bangkok?
- Bangkok is pronounced /bæŋˈkɒk/.
- What is the plural of bangkok?
- The plural of bangkok is bangkoks.
Words near bangkok in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bangkok (page history and authors); Bangkok (page history and authors); bangkok (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bangkok (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bangkok (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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