บริเวณ
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Pali pariveṇa (“monastery grounds; space around a building”).
Cognate with Khmer បរិវេណ (bɑɑrevein), Lao ບໍຣິເວນ (bǭ ri wēn).
Compare Northern Thai ᨷᩁᩥᩅᩮ᩠ᨱ, Sinhalese පිරිවෙන (piriwena).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | บริเวณ ɓ r i e w ɳ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | บอ-ริ-เวน ɓ ɒ – r i – e w n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bɔɔ-rí-ween |
| Royal Institute | bo-ri-wen | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /bɔː˧.ri˦˥.weːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)
- circuit; compass; circumference; region; area; precincts; environs; surroundings
- (historical) administrative division of Siam, being a cluster of provinces, governed by a commissioner called ข้าหลวงบริเวณ
Preposition
[edit]บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)