บริเวณ

Thai

Etymology

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

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

บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)

1. circuit; compass; circumference; region; area; precincts; environs; surroundings
2. (historical) administrative division of Siam, being a cluster of provinces, governed by a commissioner called ข้าหลวงบริเวณ

Preposition

บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)

1. around; about

Derived terms

• กักบริเวณ
• อาณาบริเวณ