โรงพัก

Thai

Etymology

From โรง (roong, “hall”) +‎ พัก (pák, “to quarter”), literally “quartering hall”; after the lodging places provided for constables in Bangkok in the reign of King Mongkut.[1]

Pronunciation

Orthographicโรงพัก
o r ŋ b ạ k
Phonemic
โรง-พัก
o r ŋ – b ạ k
RomanizationPaiboonroong-pák
Royal Instituterong-phak
(standard) IPA(key)/roːŋ˧.pʰak̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

โรงพัก • (roong-pák)

  1. (colloquial) police station.

References

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