บุพเพสันนิวาส

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali pubbesannivāsa, from pubbe (literally past; ago; foregoing, previous) + sannivāsa (literally sharing the same residence; living together), literally “previously living together” or “previous cohabitation”; equivalent to Thai บุพเพ +‎ สันนิวาส. Cognate with Modern Khmer បុព្វេសន្និវាស (bopveihnniviəh); Lao ບຸບເພສັນນິວາດ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicบุพเพสันนิวาส
ɓ u b e b s ạ n n i w ā s
Phonemic
บุบ-เพ-สัน-นิ-วาด
ɓ u ɓ – e b – s ạ n – n i – w ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbùp-pee-sǎn-ní-wâat
Royal Institutebup-phe-san-ni-wat
(standard) IPA(key)/bup̚˨˩.pʰeː˧.san˩˩˦.ni˦˥.waːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

บุพเพสันนิวาส (bùp-pee-sǎn-ní-wâat)

  1. (Buddhism) the state of having been a loving couple in a previous life; the state of being a soulmate.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term reflects the belief that the true love of a pair in their previous lives brings the pair together again in their present lives, or the belief that people who come to love each other in the present lives because they might have been loving couples in their previous lives.

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