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Bangkok set for official change of name to "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon"


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47 minutes ago, internationalism said:

This language is much more extinct than Latin. All south european languages are based on latin and are close to each other

Not true

Many Adriatic languages Slovenian, Monetnegro, Istrian Slovene of Carniola  Hvrat /Croatian, the isles off Herzogovina/Ragusa Albanian of both the Tosks and Geghs Ionian Greek Macedonian Kosovan and Bulgarian bear little relation to Latin , nor the Turkish part of S Europe . Similarly while using Latin script Maltese is based on Arabic, parts of Sardinia speak Catala.

 

As a speaker of both Italian and Portuguese I think you need to refresh your study comparative linguistics before making such broad assertions.

 

As for Airport codes perhaps BUM for Big Upright Mango may be available, this Internationalism is a full time study , the Malays have a nice name for it Antarabangsa Sir!

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52 minutes ago, internationalism said:

do you have tickets to bangkok and some hotel accommodation?

mai me.

 

can you drive me to bangkok hospital?

there is no bangkok hospital anywhere in thailand

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So what they are actually doing, is shortening the official name of 'Krung Thep', and not changing the name of Bangkok (Noi & Yai), which unless crossing to the west side of the river, most tourist have never visited anyway.

 

As always, clear as mud ... ????  Or do they simply not want to confuse people even more with that explanation.

 

 

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Probably the most frustrating will be all the transfers Internationally if Bangkok Bank follows suit.

 

Surely a shorter pithier name HitCock Sewerview, Scamville?

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52 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

IATA codes, once assigned, never change.

 

Yup, Mumbai is still BOM (Bombay).

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The capital of Thailand’s name to officially be changed to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

 

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Thailand’s Office of the Royal Society (ORST) has announced the change of the official name of Thailand’s capital, from “Bangkok” to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”. The name “Bangkok” will, however, still be recognised by officials.

 

The Thai cabinet approved the change, in principle, yesterday (Tuesday) and the new official name will not come into effect until it is vetted by a committee in charge of scrutinising all draft bills, with additional observations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

“Bangkok” has been in use since November 2001. It came from an old area of Bangkok, which is now a part of the greater metropolitan area of the capital, Bangkok Noi and Bangkok Yai districts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/the-capital-of-thailands-name-will-officially-be-changed-to-krung-thep-maha-nakhon/

 

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2 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Bloody foreigners!

 

2 hours ago, happysoul said:

What about the IATA code (BKK)... KTM is already taken by Kathmandu airport ????

You ting too mut.????

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1 hour ago, lemonjelly said:

Krung Tep would be a closer transliteration. The Thai obsession with the letter “H” is weird 

Less weird than the use of "or" for what is clearly the "aw" sound.

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2 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

How will this effect tourism?

Idiots will start asking how to get to Bangkok from Krung Thep ... ????

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1 hour ago, lemonjelly said:

Krung Tep would be a closer transliteration. The Thai obsession with the letter “H” is weird 

It is to differentiate between an aspirated "th" (close to normal English "t") and unaspirated "t" (no English equivalent).

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49 minutes ago, webfact said:

The capital of Thailand’s name to officially be changed to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

 

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Thailand’s Office of the Royal Society (ORST) has announced the change of the official name of Thailand’s capital, from “Bangkok” to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”. The name “Bangkok” will, however, still be recognised by officials.

"On Tuesday the Royal Society clarified on its Facebook page that it did not propose a change in Bangkok’s name to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, and insisted that both names are acceptable when referring to the Thai capital".

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40012394

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It's so much easier once you learn to read Thai!

 

Same same for the pronunciation of Udon after Thais finally gave up spelling it Udorn......it's อุดร

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18 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

It is to differentiate between an aspirated "th" (close to normal English "t") and unaspirated "t" (no English equivalent).

Wouldn’t that be a “D”?

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2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

"Siam" can't be far behind?

 

1932 toothpaste spill nearly all cleaned up.

 

 

Hope so. I would love to live in Siam. I am currently stuck in Thailand.

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