Bangkoks "riktiga namn"

[Nille]

Hur blev det bangkok?

Jag har för mig att det betyder byn vid flodens mynning eller något.... Någon?

[seaserpent]

It is believed that "Bangkok" derived from either Bang Kok, kok (กอก) being the Thai name for the Java plum (ma-kok, มะกอก), one of several trees bearing olive-like fruits); or Bang Koh, koh meaning "island," a reference to the area's landscape which was carved by rivers and canals.