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
orŋbk
Phonemic
โรง-พัก
orŋbk
RomanizationPaiboonroong-pák
Royal Instituterong-phak
(standard) IPA(key)/roːŋ˧.pʰak̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

โรงพัก • (roong-pák)

  1. (colloquial) police station.

References

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