กรุง

From Old Khmer kruṅ, kruṅa, kuruṅ, kuruṅ (“to rule, to govern; king, prince; ruler, governor; head, chief, master; kingdom, realm; city-state; etc”); ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kruŋ (“to confine”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ក្រុង (krong).

กรุง • (grung)

1. capital city; city of government seat, though not being capital city.
2. (archaic) city-state; nation, country.
3. (archaic) monarch; sovereign.
   • ยวนพ่าย:

     แถลงปางธรรมิศรเจ้า จอมปราณ เสด็จล่วงบเกรงกรุง ทั่วด้าว

     tà-lɛ̌ɛng bpaang tam-mít jâao · jɔɔm-bpraan · sà-dèt lûuang bɔɔ greeng grung · tûua dâao

     Now it will tell of the time that the pious king who was the lord of lives invaded every region without fearing any king on earth.

     กรุงลาวกรยงโกรธฟุ้ง ไฟลาม ลู่แฮ

     grung laao griiang gròot fúng · fai laam · lûu hɛɛ

     The sovereign of the Lao is extremely enraged, like a fire that is furiously burning.