กรุง
grung
Meanings
1NounA2
capital city
a capital city; in Thai often used to refer to Bangkok (กรุงเทพฯกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand))
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceกรุงgrungกรุงgrung1capital city2bound form meaning ‘capital’กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
Tomorrow I will go into the capital with my family.
2ClassifierB1
bound form meaning ‘capital’
a bound/root form used in compounds referring to the capital (e.g., กรุงเทพฯกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand), กรุงธนบุรีกรุงธนบุรีgrung ton-bù-reeThonburi (former capital of Siam)); not used independently as a classifier
Examples
ชื่อเต็มchêu dtemชื่อเต็มchêu dtem1full name (person)2unabbreviated full name/titleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têp má-hăa ná-konกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têp má-hăa ná-kon1Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (abbr.)2Bangkok (official full name)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กรุงgrungกรุงgrung1capital city2bound form meaning ‘capital’ประกอบbprà-gòpประกอบbprà-gòp1[to] accompany; go together with2[to] be used as; serve as a component3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] assemble; put together5[to] consist of; be composed ofในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำประสมkam bprà-sŏmคำประสมkam bprà-sŏmcompound word
The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which uses the bound form “krung” in a compound.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ธานีtaa-neeธานีtaa-neecity; town (formal)
city; town (formal)
เมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuang1capital city2provincial capital (contextual)
- capital city
- provincial capital (contextual)
นครหลวงná-kon lŭuangนครหลวงná-kon lŭuangcapital (city); royal/imperial capital
capital (city); royal/imperial capital
ราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-neeราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-neeroyal capital; capital city
royal capital; capital city
บุรีbù-reeบุรีbù-reecity; town
city; town