/baːŋ˧.ka˨˩.piʔ˨˩/TAYCA → TR
Tanım
•a district of Bangkok, Thailand
Etimoloji
Uncertain. Possibly: * บาง (baang, a generic term for settlements located near a watercourse) + กะปิเยาะห์ (gà-bpì-yɔ́, “taqiyah”) (from Malay kopiah, from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya)), based on the fact that the place used to be inhabited by Malays from Kedah who produced taqiyahs for sale; * บาง (baang, idem) + กะปิ (gà-bpì, “monkey”) (from Sanskrit कपि (kapi) or Pali kapi), based on the fact…