Mongkut
มงกุฎ
From Thai มงกุฎ (Mongkut), "crown", from Sanskrit mukuṭa.
Meaning and origin
Mongkut is the Thai word for a crown, taken from Sanskrit mukuṭa, a word some Sanskrit dictionaries treat as itself borrowed from an older Dravidian language.
How to pronounce Mongkut
| Thai (Thailand) | mong-KOOT /moŋ.kùt/ |
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