ประชวร

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†ประชวน

 

Etymology

From Khmer ប្រឈួន (prɑchuən, “to be sick or ill (of monks or royalty)”), ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्वार (prajvāra, “heat of fever”), an extended form of Khmer ឈួន (chuən), from , ultimately from ज्वर (jvara, “pain; grief”), from which Thai ชวร (chuuan) was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ประชวร p r a d͡ʑ w r
Phonemic		ปฺระ-ชวน p ̥ r a – d͡ʑ w n
Romanization	Paiboon	bprà-chuuan
	Royal Institute	pra-chuan
(standard) IPA(key)		/pra˨˩.t͡ɕʰua̯n˧/(R)

Noun

ประชวร • (bprà-chuuan)

1. (of a god or royal person) (พระ~) ailment; illness; sickness.

Verb

ประชวร • (bprà-chuuan) (abstract noun การประชวร)

1. (of a god or royal person) to be ailing; to be sick; to be ill.

Usage notes

• The noun can again be made a verb by adding ทรง (song) before it as ทรงพระประชวร (song-prá-bprà-chuuan).