Phuket

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ภูเก็ต (puu-gèt), ultimately from Pattani Malay بوكيت (bukit, “mountain; hill”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpuːˌkɛt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpuˌkɛt/

Proper noun

Phuket

A province of Thailand.
An island of Phuket Province, Thailand.
The capital city of Phuket Province, Thailand.

Derived terms

Mueang Phuket

Translations

island

Arabic: بُوكِيت f (būkīt)
Burmese: ဖူးခက် (hpu:hkak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 普吉 (zh) (Pǔjí), 普吉島 / 普吉岛 (Pǔjí dǎo)
French: Phuket (fr)
Georgian: ფუკეტი (ka) (puḳeṭi)
Italian: Phuket
Japanese: プーケット (Pūketto)
Korean: 푸껫 (Pukket)
Russian: Пхуке́т (ru) m (Pxukét)
Thai: ภูเก็ต (th) (puu-gèt)

city

Arabic: بُوكِيت f (būkīt)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 普吉 (zh) (Pǔjí), 普吉市 (Pǔjí shì)
French: Phuket (fr) f
Japanese: プーケット (Pūketto)
Korean: 푸껫 (Pukket)
Russian: Пхуке́т (ru) m (Pxukét)
Thai: ภูเก็ต (th) (puu-gèt)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.kɛt/

Proper noun

Phuket m

Phuket (a province of Thailand)
Phuket (an island of Phuket Province, Thailand)
Phuket (the capital city of Phuket Province, Thailand)