ประเวณี
Thai
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रवेणि (praveṇi, “braid of hair worn by widows or by wives in the absence of their husbands”). Compare Pali paveṇi (“braid of hair; mat, cover; custom, tradition; succession, lineage, race”). Cognate with Khmer បវេណី (paʼveinii, “custom; family relations; household”), Khmer ប្រពៃណី (prɑpɨynii, “custom, tradition”), Lao ປະເວນີ (pa wē nī, “usage, custom, tradition; lineage”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ประเวณี p r a e w ɳ ī | |
| Phonemic | ปฺระ-เว-นี p ̥ r a – e w – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bprà-wee-nii |
| Royal Institute | pra-we-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pra˨˩.weː˧.niː˧/(R) | |
Verb
ประเวณี • (bprà-wee-nii) (abstract noun การประเวณี)
- to have sex.
Noun
ประเวณี • (bprà-wee-nii)