방콕

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ŋkʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [방콕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bangkok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bangkog
McCune–Reischauer?	Pangk'ok
Yale Romanization?	pangkhok

Etymology 1

From English Bangkok

Proper noun

방콕 • (Bangkok)

1. Bangkok (the capital city of Thailand)

Etymology 2

From 방 (房, bang, “room”) + 콕 (kok, “the sound of poking or pinprick”)

Noun

방콕 • (bangkok) (hanja 房콕)

1. (slang) a state of being stuck in a room without going out

   방콕하지 말고 그만 좀 밖으로 나와라 정은아!

   bangkokhaji malgo geuman jom bakkeuro nawara jeong'euna!

   Jung Eun, stop playing Bangkok and come outside.