Talk:Bangkok

Банкок
There is no such word Банкок in Russian language. Please do not invent it. The correct Russian spelling is Бангкок.--77.232.15.84 09:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * You're correct. Foreign words like Bangkok: are exempted from consonant assimilation: Bangkok > *Bankkok > *Bankok. --Ivan Štambuk 14:45, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * According to «Словарь имён собственных» (Ф. Л. Агеенко), Банкок is an alternative spelling to Бангкок. I think Банкок is the older spelling, while the modern Бангкок is now preferred. —Stephen 04:37, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Shame on me, you're correct. I've looked through a number of older sources and they show Банкок as an alternative spelling. However, this spelling is no longer in use and must be marked as obsolete.--77.232.15.84 18:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Marked it as such - see . --Ivan Štambuk 19:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Bangkok versus Bankok
The Etymology section on this page is good, but what I'd like to see is something where Wiktionary informs the reader about the origins of the spelling with the g, and the origins of the spelling without the g. Which one is older? (You and I might assume it's Bankok, but that's by no means certain- words that are consistent with Hanyu Pinyin can be found in books from old England- cf. Nanchang.) Is or was there a political flavor to the words? When was Bankok abandoned (if it has been?)? What was the name of the transilteration scheme that produced the g spelling versus the one that produced the non-g spelling? I write this comment to show you that I'm interested, and I'd like you to give us the answers if you know them. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 16:05, 16 March 2022 (UTC)